- Guilt and shame
- Attachment issues
- Life transitions
About Shannon
Shannon Akins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 22 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Shannon also addresses guilt and shame alongside related concerns like attachment issues and forgiveness.
She helps people talk through relationship patterns and family problems in plain terms. Sessions focus on practical coping skills and clearer thinking about difficult feelings. Shannon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients break repeating cycles and make decisions that fit their lives.
Her work often centers on understanding how early attachment and relational habits affect current behavior. She helps clients recognize patterns of codependency and blended family stress, then develop different ways of responding. Conversations may include exploring identity, sexuality, and life purpose when those topics are relevant.
Sessions aim to build everyday strategies for handling mood, anxiety, and the shame that can follow mistakes or loss. Shannon encourages realistic steps clients can try between meetings. She explains ideas plainly and checks what is useful for each person.
Her practice is in Texas and sessions are conducted in English. Before booking, readers should confirm the current session options. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow.
How evidence-based work fits into online sessions
Shannon draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address emotion and relationship patterns. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. That method helps when anxiety, low mood, or guilt are driven by negative thinking and self-criticism.Another approach examines attachment and relationship habits by looking at past relational patterns and current behavior. This helps people understand why they repeat certain reactions and practice different responses in day-to-day life. Both approaches use simple, concrete exercises clients can try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shannon collaborates with each client to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they check what helps and adapt plans as progress is tracked.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can also adjust pacing and homework to match clients balancing family, work, or other commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, blended family concerns, codependency, forgiveness, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach shame or guilt in sessions?
Shannon uses evidence-based techniques and plain conversation to help people name and understand shame or guilt. The focus is on practical coping steps and changing unhelpful patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years of clinical experience working with adults on emotional and relational issues. That experience includes work with family problems, attachment challenges, and identity questions.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the booking process.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process connects you to the initial appointment steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.