Dr. Shannon Holliker, LCSW

Dr. Shannon Holliker uses an honest, conversational style to help people sort through stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and everyday thoughts and habits. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience and brings a practical focus to sessions. Her approach centers on clear goals and small, trackable steps that fit into busy family life.

She emphasizes open dialogue so clients can say what they really think and feel. That includes celebrating small wins and naming difficult feelings without judgment. Sessions commonly address parenting stress, family dynamics, and the everyday habits that keep anxiety or low mood in place.

Dr. Holliker holds a PhD in Public Affairs with a social work focus and two master’s degrees in Social Work and Child Development and Education. Her training and background inform work with parents of very young children and families navigating medical or developmental concerns.

Her practice also supports people coping with burnout, compassion fatigue, addictions, and trauma responses. She helps clients break problems into manageable pieces and develop concrete plans to change patterns of thinking and behavior. Progress is tracked with clear goals agreed on together.

Dr. Holliker treats parenting and family-related stress alongside individual concerns such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges. She frames therapy as a collaborative process that may not always require revisiting the past to make meaningful change.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Dr. Holliker blends approaches that keep conversations grounded in everyday change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and helps people develop new thinking and routine habits to reduce anxiety or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current connections and parenting, and it helps people understand patterns that show up in family life and close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Holliker collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in on what is helpful and adjusts the plan as progress is made so therapy stays useful and relevant.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to continue care during life transitions. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Practical benefits often include shorter check-ins when time is limited, easier scheduling around work or family, and the ability to continue momentum without commuting.