Shannon Julianne Toy, LCSW-C, LCSW

Shannon Julianne Toy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people manage everyday stress and the thought patterns that get in the way. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and aims to help clients find clearer thinking and steadier habits. Shannon uses listening and collaboration to shape each person’s plan.

Shannon has seven years of experience in social work and clinical settings. She holds LCSW-C and LCSW credentials and also previously held an LMSW. She has worked in many settings, including community programs, hospitals, schools, courts, and jails, and has experience providing brief crisis interventions as well as ongoing individual and group counseling.

Her approach is client-centered and strengths-based. She often uses tools from cognitive behavioral methods to address unhelpful thinking and from acceptance and commitment strategies to build values-driven habits. Mindfulness and narrative techniques are used when helpful to notice patterns and rewrite stories people tell about themselves.

In a session, Shannon aims to be practical and solution-focused. She helps people set small, doable goals and practices skills for managing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and changes at work or home. She discusses options and involves clients in planning each step.

Shannon’s background includes case management and volunteer work with at-risk youth and people with developmental disabilities, which informs a broadly compassionate outlook. She invites people to start where they are and build toward clearer thinking and steadier everyday habits.

How her approaches help online

Shannon uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into thinking, action, and feeling so clients can practice small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve daily routines.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify personal values and take committed action even with uncomfortable feelings. That approach can be helpful for long-standing patterns, motivation struggles, and managing chronic stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shannon works with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in this profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use methods such as CBT worksheets, mindfulness exercises, and values work in ways that fit their home or workday routines.