I hold two Masters degrees, one in Medical Anthropology and another in Counseling. I have over 20 years of experience working in behavioral health and in the healthcare field as a therapist, coach, trainer, educator and in various leadership roles at healthcare facilities. I'm a Certified Master Practitioner, Coach and Trainer of Hypnosis, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), and Time Line Therapy with thousands of hours of experience using NLP in therapy, coaching and training.
I see coaching as a process in which you, the client, and I, the coach, having come to understand and trust one another, work as a team to explore and define present problem situations, develop future goals for an improved life and work in a systematic fashion toward realizing those goals. As a coach I believe my professional approach to helping is ultimately to guide people to the powerful realization of the power of self-determination we each have within ourselves with which we can achieve an integrated and holistic state of wellness.
I believe that people have all the resources that they need to find happiness and contentment in their lives. Discovering the self-awareness and self-acceptance of these resources can take time to achieve. Some people require only a few coaching sessions to achieve a holistic state of wellness, others need months or years of coaching. You, as a person, are in complete control of our relationship and may terminate it at any time and I will support your decision.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, First responder issues, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Multicultural concerns, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Hypnotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
LA LPC 3109
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shannon has been very helpful.
Written on Sep 18, 2024 after therapy with Shannon for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Shannon is just what the doctor ordered… need to process so much and he is a great listener and is positive; full of resources and good at “the gift of a question” which helped me see going to a funeral is not always saying good bye. I needed to figure that out and have some grief work to do. Thank you Shannon. Sleep may one day return for me… that would be a blessing. I love that he is comfortable with my faith, also; his assistance is actually calming me and giving me the-pause-for-me that I need right now. God bless you Shannon
Written on Jul 29, 2024 after therapy with Shannon for 2 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, and compassion fatigue
I am grateful and blessed to have Shannon as my therapist over the past 3 weeks. Therapy can initially be daunting; however, Shannon has been an absolute blessing. He is such a sweet gentleman, calm, professional, uplifting and kind.
Thank you Shannon for providing me practical tools to refer to and be aware of as I continue my healing journey. I appreciate you immensely.
Written on Jun 04, 2024 after therapy with Shannon for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Shannon has given me the strength to finally break out of my shell and live my life. I’m grateful for the tools, knowledge and wisdom that Shannon has shared.
Written on Feb 04, 2024 after therapy with Shannon for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Shannon is a great sounding board, good idea's, gives a lot of tools and advice that has been very welcome and helpful.
Written on Jan 12, 2024 after therapy with Shannon for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and anger management
Shannon is easy to talk to and has a friendly, understanding air. I appreciate that he takes a practical, head-on approach to problems but also can provide in-depth, deep-dive resources on the theory and thinking behind a therapeutic method. I wasn't sure about BetterHelp, but I lucked out by getting matched with Shannon.
Written on Oct 18, 2023 after therapy with Shannon for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd