- Client-centered focus
- Skills and insight
- Trauma aware care
About Shannon
Shannon LaTray is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship struggles. She draws on nearly a decade of clinical experience to offer steady, practical support during hard moments.
She builds sessions around collaboration and respect. Shannon aims to create a calm space where clients can talk through painful patterns, test new ways of coping, and notice what changes help. She focuses on concrete skills as well as understanding how past experiences shape current choices.
Her work includes support for grief, trauma and abuse, codependency, and issues with self-esteem and intimacy. She also helps people dealing with sleep or eating concerns, career strain, parenting stress, and the effects of compassion fatigue or ADHD on daily life.
Shannon uses a mix of client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, emotionally-focused techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused ideas. These are applied in straightforward ways - for example practicing different reactions, setting small goals, or shifting unhelpful thoughts.
She is licensed as an LMHC in New York and Massachusetts and practices from New Jersey. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule time that fits their needs.
How Shannon uses core approaches in online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the client's lead to understand what matters most. It helps people feel heard and become clearer about their goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, shift unhelpful thinking, and change automatic reactions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes identifying and naming feelings and improving emotional connection to reduce distress and improve intimacy and communication.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Shannon collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She will check in and adjust the plan as progress and preferences become clearer, making changes together rather than imposing a fixed path.
The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy schedule and less travel time, which can make regular check-ins more achievable. Online work can allow for shorter or more frequent touchpoints when needed and can help people try techniques between sessions in their everyday routines. Confirm current session options before booking to learn about available formats and scheduling details.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Shannon works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, codependency, grief, trauma and related issues such as self-esteem, intimacy struggles, parenting stress, and career concerns.
What is the typical therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused steps to create clear, doable plans.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience providing mental health support and coaching to people facing a range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices from New Jersey. She is also licensed as an LMHC in New York and Massachusetts.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.