Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Shannon works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shannon
Shannon Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia. He focuses on practical help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, depression, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. Shannon uses clear communication and direct support to help people take manageable steps forward.
Shannon draws on three years of clinical experience across settings such as independent practice, inpatient addiction and mental health care, and youth services. He has worked with a wide range of ages and cultural backgrounds.
Background and approach
That variety shaped a flexible style that matches techniques to each person's needs. In sessions he blends structured skill building with exploratory conversations. Shannon uses approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thinking, and acceptance strategies to tolerate strong emotions while moving toward valued goals.
He also incorporates attachment ideas to look at how relationships shape reactions and expectations. Shannon often focuses on concrete skills for coping, self-regulation, and communication. He helps people develop practical routines for sleep, eating, and stress management.
For anger and addictive behaviors he emphasizes safety, identifying triggers, and creating step-by-step plans to respond differently. Outside of clinical work he writes about motivation and resilience and has published a book. Those interests inform a hopeful, forward-looking tone in sessions.
People who want a direct, skill-focused approach with space for personal meaning may find his style a good match.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- 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-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shannon lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Approaches that guide online sessions and what they do
Shannon often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then move toward things they value. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and ongoing life transitions.He also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test them with real-life experiments. CBT is practical for problems like anxiety, anger, sleep difficulties, and certain mood challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shannon will listen to your goals and try different techniques to see what fits. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted over time based on what helps you progress.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video is good for in-depth conversations and skill demonstrations, phone works well when bandwidth or movement is limited, chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports brief updates or reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for different schedules and communication preferences.
Questions people ask about Shannon
What concerns does Shannon commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping and eating problems, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a mix of skill teaching and reflective conversation. Sessions combine techniques to change thinking and behaviors with acceptance and relationship-focused work.
What is his clinical background?
Shannon has three years of counseling experience in settings including independent practice, a drug addiction and mental health hospital, and youth-focused work.
What credentials and region are listed?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Georgia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.