- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Guilt and shame
About Shannon
Shannon Early is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 13 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes, and she also pays attention to concerns like body image, forgiveness, and guilt and shame.
Her style is personable and laid back while following professional guidelines. She often helps people look at childhood roles and family dynamics to see how those patterns shape current choices. Rather than hunting for blame, she focuses on practical questions that uncover how certain behaviors developed.
In sessions she will sometimes track patterns across different areas of life to find a common thread. That approach is meant to show how repeated responses form and what keeps them going. She frames exploration around clearer, usable steps instead of accusatory why questions.
Shannon aims to turn understanding into action. Once someone recognizes the how behind their choices, she works with them to try different responses and small experiments. Conversations are adjusted to the person's needs and goals throughout the process.
Her background includes work with addiction, trauma and abuse, motivation, and confidence issues. Shannon asks new clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session to begin a plan together.
Approach and how online sessions work
Shannon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on patterns and practical change. One common approach she uses looks at childhood roles and family dynamics to show how early relationships shape current behavior; this can help people understand recurring choices and habitual responses. Another technique emphasizes identifying patterns across situations to find a common denominator, which helps turn insight into specific steps to try differently.Choosing the right method is part of the work. Shannon collaborates with each person to decide which approaches fit their needs and goals, and she adjusts the plan as progress and priorities shift. The early sessions aim to clarify how problems operate and which methods feel most useful in day-to-day life.
Confirm the online session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them explicitly. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a schedule, shorten travel time, or offer a simpler check-in on a busy day. They also allow conversations to continue even when life feels chaotic, while the therapist and client together decide pacing and focus for each meeting.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem, depression, and life changes, plus related issues like body image, abandonment, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She avoids accusatory why questions and focuses on how certain choices or patterns formed, then helps plan practical steps to try alternatives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional work experience in mental health settings and related areas.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; therapy uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.