- Practical coping strategies
- Focus on thoughts and habits
- Calm and direct style
About Shannon
Dr. Shannon Hunter is a licensed professional counselor with 19 years of experience helping people learn practical ways to cope. She blends talk therapy with psycho-education to help clients notice unhelpful thought patterns and build everyday habits that reduce stress. Her work emphasizes clear skills and strategies that people can use between sessions.
Hunter's background combines education and mental health counseling. She holds a Doctorate in Educational Psychology and two master’s degrees, including a Master’s in Counseling. Her career has included private practice, university campuses, integrated health clinics, state facilities, and group clinics.
In sessions she draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance-based and mindfulness practices. She also uses approaches informed by attachment theory and dialectical behavior ideas when they fit a client's situation. The aim is to shape a plan that fits each person's needs and daily life.
Her style is calm, direct, and encouraging. She emphasizes active listening and clear feedback so people feel heard while learning new ways of managing thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The focus often includes stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.
Examples of issues she supports include coping with life changes, grief, addiction-related struggles, ADHD, caregiver stress, body image, and trauma-related concerns. She also helps people with parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, and challenges tied to medical illness. She offers services from Texas and conducts work in English.
Hunter's background combines education and mental health counseling. She holds a Doctorate in Educational Psychology and two master’s degrees, including a Master’s in Counseling. Her career has included private practice, university campuses, integrated health clinics, state facilities, and group clinics.
In sessions she draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance-based and mindfulness practices. She also uses approaches informed by attachment theory and dialectical behavior ideas when they fit a client's situation. The aim is to shape a plan that fits each person's needs and daily life.
Her style is calm, direct, and encouraging. She emphasizes active listening and clear feedback so people feel heard while learning new ways of managing thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The focus often includes stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.
Examples of issues she supports include coping with life changes, grief, addiction-related struggles, ADHD, caregiver stress, body image, and trauma-related concerns. She also helps people with parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, and challenges tied to medical illness. She offers services from Texas and conducts work in English.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
19+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How these approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It focuses on building small habits and mental flexibility to reduce the hold of difficult thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current connections and patterns; it can help people improve intimacy, trust, and relationship reactions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most in day-to-day life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and offering more flexible scheduling. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn't needed and make it possible to use tools like guided worksheets and between-session practice to reinforce new habits.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and relationship struggles.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is calm, direct, and encouraging, combining talk therapy with practical skills and psycho-education to help people change thoughts and habits.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of counseling experience across settings such as private practice, university campuses, integrated health clinics, and state facilities.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing from Texas.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.