- ACT methods
- CBT strategies
- DBT skills
About Shannon
Shannon Amabile is a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with eight years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, addiction recovery, ADHD, guilt and shame, and other life changes. Shannon has experience with creative professionals in entertainment and with people navigating high-pressure work and interpersonal environments.
Her sessions are practical and solution-oriented. She uses behavioral strategies and skills to help people feel some relief early on and to support concrete change. Shannon is curious and nonjudgmental; she invites clients to tell their stories and to look at patterns that keep them stuck.
Shannon blends several approaches to fit what each person needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and actions. She also uses Client-Centered ideas and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and communication.
In session she focuses on building self-trust, clearer communication, and mindfulness-based de-escalation techniques. She helps clients process family of origin wounds, attachment concerns, codependency, and the interpersonal effects of trauma or addiction. Work can include practical skill-building for parenting, career stress, or relationship conflict.
Shannon has worked across educational, residential, corporate, and production settings, and in both office and virtual formats. Her approach emphasizes collaboration: clients are treated as the experts on their lives while she offers tools to help them move forward.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them. It emphasizes values-based action so clients can make choices that matter despite uncomfortable emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns and improve mood and functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills teach concrete techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication in tense moments.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Shannon works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. She integrates different tools over time so sessions target what matters most to the client.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove the need to travel to an office. Therapists can use exercises, worksheets, and behavioral homework in remote sessions just as in person. Ask about the specific session formats offered when you schedule so you know how sessions will be structured.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, grief, addiction recovery, ADHD, guilt and shame, and related issues such as attachment and codependency.
How would she approach guilt or shame?
She uses behavioral strategies and acceptance-based ideas to help people notice unhelpful patterns, practice different responses, and build self-trust over time.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of experience and has worked in educational, residential, corporate, and production settings supporting clients with trauma, addiction recovery, and relationship struggles.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a California LMFT and practices from California.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, since the original biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.