- ACT approaches
- CBT methods
- Motivational interviewing
About Shannon
Shannon Gaiser is a Pennsylvania LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing addiction, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and grief, and issues like guilt and shame. Shannon also lists areas such as parenting, career stress, and coping with life changes among her focus areas.
Shannon uses straightforward, client-centered methods in sessions. She blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive behavioral tools and motivational interviewing strategies. Her approach is practical: she helps people notice thoughts and patterns, weigh values and goals, and try out different behaviors to see what helps.
Her background includes long experience in both inpatient and outpatient addiction care and several years in private practice working with medication-assisted treatment. That history informs how she talks about recovery and treatment options without insisting on any single program. Shannon draws on clinical experience with trauma, PTSD, bipolar concerns, and family-of-origin issues when these come up in therapy.
Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and short-term strategies when useful, plus work on deeper patterns when needed. She uses mindfulness exercises alongside behavioral experiments and values-based planning. Topics commonly addressed include guilt and shame, forgiveness, communication problems, codependency, and control or commitment issues.
Shannon offers services in English and accepts international clients. If you want to learn more about her process or feel unsure which path fits, she suggests completing the initial matching questionnaire to schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Shannon commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). ACT involves noticing thoughts and feelings without fighting them and choosing actions that match personal values; it can help when guilt or shame keeps someone stuck. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers specific experiments and skills to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shannon will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as sessions progress.
The original biography lists video, voice, and text sessions, so confirm which of those formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins, not needing travel time, and more flexible scheduling. They also let people use tools like guided mindfulness exercises and behavioral assignments between meetings to keep progress moving.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family issues, and specifically lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
How would she approach guilt or shame in sessions?
She combines client-centered conversation with ACT and CBT techniques to notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and try small behavior changes that align with what matters to the client.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience, including work in inpatient and outpatient addiction settings and private practice supporting medication-assisted treatment.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography mentions text, video, and voice sessions; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model 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.