About Shannon
Shannon Nichols helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or big life changes. She works with those facing relationship and intimacy-related challenges, and with people who want to build self-esteem and confidence. Shannon is a New York licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, and brings five years of clinical experience.
Shannon uses straightforward, practical conversation and goal-focused work. Sessions are a place to say what feels hard and try different ways of coping.
How Shannon works
She aims to listen without judgment and to help people find steps that fit their daily life. Her approach often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Together clients and Shannon identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors.
The work is concrete and skill-based so people can practice between sessions. Shannon also welcomes conversations about sexuality, self-love, and alternative sex culture topics such as BDSM and kink. She frames these discussions in a nonjudgmental way and helps people clarify values, boundaries, and communication strategies.
Sessions can address career stress, depression, and coping with transitions by breaking problems into manageable parts. Shannon focuses on practical tools, clear goals, and steady support so people can make sustainable changes. People who choose her often want a calm, direct style and help turning insight into action.
Shannon keeps plans realistic and checks in on progress so adjustments happen as needed.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online therapy and change
Shannon uses cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, which focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thinking, try small experiments, and build new habits to reduce anxiety and depression.The therapist-client relationship is collaborative. Shannon will work with each person to find the approach that fits their goals and preferences. Together they set manageable goals, try tools in real life, and adjust the plan as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules, shorter check-ins during a workday, or different ways to process material depending on comfort and need.
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