Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Shannon works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shannon
Shannon Powe-Saunders is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 18 years in the helping field. She began her career as a mental health and substance use case manager, connecting people to community resources. Over time she moved into counseling, working with individuals who face mood challenges, addiction, grief, trauma, relationship problems, parenting stresses and life transitions.
She brings a warm, relatable style and treats people with respect and empathy.
Background and approach
Shannon describes therapy as a guided conversation that helps people navigate painful moments and hard changes. She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions as well as exploring deeper patterns that affect daily life. Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psychodynamic ideas, and person-centered values.
She also uses motivational interviewing and mindfulness-based techniques to support change. Sessions often include skills practice, reflection on past patterns, and goal-focused planning. Shannon works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, anger, bipolar disorder, parenting issues, intimacy and relationship struggles, and challenges related to identity and grief.
She also helps with family-of-origin issues, attachment concerns, codependency, and communication problems. She offers multiple ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. If someone is ready to begin, the process starts by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits their needs.
What Shannon works with
Everything Shannon lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shannon's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shannon lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Shannon commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and addictive behaviors. Client-centered work prioritizes the person’s experience, offering nonjudgmental listening and support to help them set their own goals.She also integrates Mindfulness Therapy tools in sessions when helpful, teaching simple awareness and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and support coping. Together these methods are used flexibly; Shannon will discuss options and collaborate with each person to find the best fit for their goals and preferences.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video can be useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support shorter check-ins, and messaging is handy for ongoing reflection or brief updates between sessions. These formats allow people to fit counseling around work, caregiving, and daily life while working collaboratively with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Shannon
What concerns does she help with?
Shannon works with a broad set of issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy problems, parenting challenges, bipolar concerns, and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and respectful with a mix of practical skill teaching and deeper reflection. Sessions often combine goal-focused exercises with conversation about life patterns and motivations.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience in the helping professions, starting as a mental health and substance use case manager and later moving into counseling following a master’s degree in community counseling.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Pennsylvania.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and the subscription model used by the service; subscriptions can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.