Shannon Sartori, LCSW

Shannon Sartori is an LCSW who uses practical, evidence-informed methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage stress and life changes. She brings 20 years of experience and speaks plainly so parents and individuals can follow along. Sessions are warm and relaxed while focusing on clear goals.

Shannon has worked across many settings including youth and family centers, school-based therapy coordination, victim services management, and the court and prison systems. She has also completed assessment and referral work for people with serious mental illness and has run a private practice. Those experiences shaped a practical, problem-solving style.

Her approach emphasizes identifying strengths and building on them. She uses CBT to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior, then practice small changes that ease symptoms. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to understand longer-term patterns when that feels useful.

Common concerns Shannon addresses include anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship stress, grief, and sleep or eating difficulties. She also supports people dealing with addiction, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and first responder issues. Additional focus areas include gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS, and hoarding.

Shannon describes her style as relaxed and empowering. She aims to set clear, achievable steps so progress is visible. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings as well as discussing deeper life patterns when appropriate.

CBT and online care that fits your life

Shannon uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and test small behavior changes. CBT focuses on practical skills you can practice between sessions, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many stress-related issues.

She also brings psychodynamic perspectives when it helps to understand long-standing patterns and relationships. That approach looks at recurring themes in a person's life to make sense of why certain reactions keep happening. Together, these approaches give options for short-term symptom relief and deeper personal insight.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shannon works with each person to decide whether skill-building, exploring past patterns, or a mix of both will best match their goals and preferences. She adjusts methods based on what is working and what is not.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quick check-in, and messaging supports shorter exchanges and ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and varied daily routines.