Shannon Brandes

Shannon Brandes is a licensed mental health counselor with 11 years of experience. She brings both professional training and personal life experience to sessions. Shannon says her faith and family shape how she relates to people, and she welcomes conversations about spiritual and holistic approaches when wanted.

Shannon describes her style as practical and hands-on. She uses a multi-dimensional plan called Deconstructing Anxiety that includes work inside and outside sessions. She asks clients to try concrete practices between meetings so change can happen over time.

Her background includes work with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, and a variety of related issues like body image, codependency, and communication problems. She also lists work around parenting stress, intimacy-related concerns, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.

Shannon uses several clinical approaches, including Trauma-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. She blends these methods to match each person’s needs and preferences rather than following a single method for everyone.

Sessions are offered in English and she practices as an LMHC in New York and Florida while living in Kansas. People who prefer biblical counseling or a holistic focus can raise that preference and have it integrated into their plan. To begin, she asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Trauma-Focused Therapy looks directly at the impact of past hurt and builds steps to reduce how much those memories affect daily life. It can help when intrusive memories, strong reactions, or avoidance get in the way of functioning.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then act toward what matters most. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend which methods to try. Clients are invited to provide feedback so the plan can be adjusted over time.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, avoid travel time, and allow short check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people continue work on skills between sessions through assigned practice and follow-up conversations with a licensed professional.