Michelle Shannon, LPC

Michelle Shannon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on supporting people facing stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and career-related challenges, helping clients navigate difficult transitions and rebuild a sense of direction.

Michelle emphasizes a welcoming, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly about their thoughts and feelings. She works collaboratively to create goals that reflect each person’s values and priorities, offering practical tools and emotional support along the way. Seeking change can require real courage, and Michelle aims to empower clients as they take those first steps toward a more fulfilling and balanced life.

Her approach blends empathy with evidence-informed techniques to address both immediate concerns and longer-term patterns. Michelle draws on her training and years of practice to tailor care to each individual, helping people develop skills for coping, improving communication, and finding renewed purpose.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Michelle Shannon

Michelle Shannon often combines client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to meet clients where they are. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead to explore values, goals, and feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and change patterns that contribute to distress. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches skills for regulating intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress, which can be helpful for people coping with trauma, shame, or relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle Shannon works with each person to assess their needs, preferences, and goals, and she adjusts techniques over time so the therapy fits the client rather than forcing the client to fit the method.

Online sessions offer flexibility and greater access to care. Clients can meet by video call or phone, or work through live chat and text-based messaging when that better suits their schedule or communication style. This range of options makes it easier to maintain consistency in treatment and to use therapeutic tools in the context of daily life.