Shaun Cunningham, LMHP

Shaun Cunningham is an LMHP with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship strain. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Shaun listens, asks clear questions, and helps set realistic goals for change.

Shaun blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered care to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support coping, increase awareness, and boost motivation when change feels hard. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns, from parenting stress and sleep problems to addiction and compassion fatigue. She also helps with family conflict, issues tied to family of origin, and challenges after loss or life transitions. Shaun pays attention to how past experiences shape present choices so people can make different ones.

People meet Shaun for short-term problem-focused work or longer-term exploration, depending on goals. She helps create step-by-step plans and checks progress along the way. Conversations are direct but warm, with an emphasis on skills people can use between sessions.

Shaun practices in Nebraska and provides care in English. Her background across many clinical approaches gives flexibility to match methods to what each person needs. She aims to help people feel steadier, clearer, and more able to handle daily demands.

How Shaun Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Shaun often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or low mood. CBT gives clear strategies for problems like sleep disruption, worry, and avoidance.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, listening-focused space where a person sets the agenda and their goals guide the work. Mindfulness Therapy is used alongside other tools to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity in stressful situations.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Shaun works collaboratively to choose methods based on each person’s goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That might mean brief skill-building plans or a longer, reflective process depending on what fits best.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for interactive skill practice and conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth is available or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, notes between sessions, or a way to keep momentum when time is limited.