Dr. Shannon Hunter, LPC

Dr. Shannon Hunter is a licensed professional counselor with 19 years of experience helping people find workable coping strategies. She focuses on practical skills, short-term tools, and clear explanations so clients can manage stress and feel more grounded.

She blends talk therapy with teaching about how thoughts and behavior connect. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her approach, along with acceptance-based and attachment-informed ideas. Sessions aim to identify patterns and test small changes that make daily life easier.

Hunter trained in both education and counseling and holds a Doctorate in Educational Psychology. Her background includes work in private practice, clinic settings, integrated health care, state facilities, and university campuses. That variety shaped a direct, calm style.

In sessions she uses active listening and practical exercises. She often teaches breathing, grounding, and thought-challenging techniques. She also offers skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation is needed.

People contact her about anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, and parenting stress. She also supports those facing life transitions, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and body image or attachment difficulties.

Dr. Hunter provides care in English and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her aim is to work with each person to build manageable steps toward clearer thinking and steadier days.

Online approaches that focus on skills and values

Dr. Hunter commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy online. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating issues. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them, accept difficult feelings, and take small steps toward valued goals, which is useful for stress, grief, and chronic challenges.

Finding the right method is a shared process. She will review your concerns and goals and suggest approaches that match your needs. Together you can try practical exercises and adjust the plan as progress is made, so the work fits your life and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill practice. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let you check in between meetings or have shorter, timely exchanges. These options help fit therapy into busy days and different routines.