About Shannon
Shannon Hartman is a licensed clinical social worker in California with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She meets people where they are and helps them use their strengths to move forward.
Shannon centers sessions on what matters most to each person. She listens first, then works with clients to set clear, practical goals. That might mean learning new ways to handle anxiety, sorting through grief, or managing compassion fatigue and burnout.
How Shannon works
Her approach draws from several well-established methods. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take meaningful action.
Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches shape how she builds safety and trust in the work together. Sessions can include skill-building, reflective conversation, and planning for real-world changes. She also supports people facing relationship strain, intimacy difficulties, sleep problems, and addictive behaviors.
Additional focuses include caregiver stress, abandonment and attachment issues, and end-of-life concerns. Shannon offers straightforward guidance without judgment. She helps clients break problems into manageable steps and track progress over time.
People who want a collaborative, respectful therapist often find this approach helpful.
Shannon lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Shannon works with
The areas below are the ones Shannon selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Shannon commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It can help with anxiety, grief, and making changes that fit your life. CBT targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. Together the client and therapist decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what helps.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits better. Live chat and messaging allow ongoing support between sessions or for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue therapy from different locations.
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