Shannon Gooch, LPC - Therapist in Texas

About Shannon

Shannon Gooch is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside relationship and mood challenges. She writes and speaks plainly with people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or burned out. Parents often seek her out when stress, grief, or conflict are wearing them down.

She aims to create a calm, practical space where goals and next steps are clear. Shannon holds a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling and has about 10 years of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She draws on methods that help people change unhelpful thoughts, set realistic goals, and practice new ways of coping. Those methods include cognitive behavioral work and solution-focused strategies tailored to everyday family life. Her background includes work in varied practice settings, and she brings a straightforward, detail-oriented style to sessions.

She combines practical skill-building with attention to emotional healing after trauma or loss. Parents may find her perspective familiar; she is also a wife and mother and speaks from lived experience when relevant. Shannon often addresses issues such as parenting stress, family conflict, grief, trauma, depression, anger, and self-esteem.

She also works with concerns tied to blended families, adoption and foster care, and communication problems. Her approach aims to produce clear tools families can use between sessions. In sessions Shannon focuses on collaboration and skill practice.

She helps people identify small, achievable changes. Appointments emphasize useful strategies and steady progress rather than abstract theory.

Approaches that guide online family and parenting work

Shannon commonly blends cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused work to help families and parents address immediate challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions and teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for depression, anxiety, and mood regulation. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and small changes that move a family toward its goals; it is helpful when people want quick, goal-oriented progress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Shannon works collaboratively to find what fits each person and family. She checks in about goals and preferences and adjusts methods as needs change, so treatment stays relevant and practical.

Online sessions provide flexible ways to connect. Clients can meet by video calls or phone, or use live chat and text-based messaging for brief check-ins and homework support. Those options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to practice new skills between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Shannon work with?

She addresses relationship issues, parenting stress, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, self-esteem, and bipolar concerns. The profile also lists related topics like blended family issues, adoption and foster care, and communication problems.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is warm, collaborative, and practical. She emphasizes clear steps, skill practice, and problem-solving during sessions.

How long has she been practicing?

She has about 10 years of clinical experience working in different practice settings and with a range of adult and family concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credential TX LPC 70940, and practices in Texas.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Self esteem
Depression

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Texas
Languages: English

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