Shannon Salgado, LMFT

Shannon Salgado is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical tools that help people manage stress, anxiety, and problems with addiction. Shannon emphasizes a respectful, down-to-earth style that centers the client's own goals and strengths.

She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and shift them into more useful patterns. She also draws on acceptance and commitment strategies to clarify values and build consistent action. Attachment-based ideas guide her work around relationship concerns and family conflict.

Shannon helps people talk through communication problems and heal from trauma and abuse. She also supports those working on forgiveness, dealing with guilt and shame, and finding more self-love and purpose. Social anxiety, phobia, and post-traumatic stress are among the specific concerns she addresses.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions focus on concrete skills, clear goals, and small steps that fit into daily life. Clients shape the pace and direction of therapy while Shannon offers structure, feedback, and practical practices.

Shannon practices in Florida and works in English. She welcomes people who want to make change and offers a mix of short-term problem solving and longer-term work depending on each person's needs.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Shannon commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, stress, and many everyday challenges. She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy to help clients clarify values and take small committed steps, which can be helpful for addiction, low motivation, and chronic worry. Attachment-based ideas are part of her work on relationships and family conflict, focusing on patterns of connection and communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, pace, and preferences. That might mean starting with skills from CBT, adding acceptance practices from ACT, or exploring attachment patterns over time. The plan can change as needs evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter check-ins, quick skill reminders, and flexibility for busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit consistent work into daily life while using the therapeutic approaches that best support each person's goals.