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Online therapist

Shannon Mott

Practical support for family and life changes

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
9 years
Licensed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Shannon

Shannon Mott is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and family-related concerns. She uses straightforward language and practical guidance to ease overwhelming moments. Parents and guardians looking for support around parenting, family patterns, or life changes will find a clear, calm presence in her work.

Shannon has nine years of experience as an LCSW in Louisiana. She blends commonly used therapies to match each person’s needs rather than relying on a single method.

Background and approach

In sessions she focuses on building insight into relationship patterns, managing strong emotions, and finding steps that fit daily life. Her toolbox includes cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take manageable action.

Attachment-based perspectives often guide conversations about closeness, boundaries, and how past relationships affect present ones. Shannon pays attention to identity, grief, addiction, sleep problems, and parenting stress. She also works with issues such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, chronic illness, and caregiver strain.

The aim is steady progress through simple tools, practical plans, and supportive conversation. Sessions are offered in English and Shannon accepts international clients. People who want a direct, empathetic therapist who will help them make real changes often reach out to explore next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and commitment therapy, or ACT, helps people get clearer about what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when emotions are hard. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and getting unstuck during life changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people change interaction styles that cause repeated problems.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss needs, goals, and preferences and try methods that fit the situation. If one approach does not feel right, adjustments are part of the plan until a workable path emerges.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in formats that include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around busy family life and allow work to continue without travel. Many clients find the flexibility helps them use therapy consistently while applying new skills between meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Shannon address?
Shannon works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and related issues such as sleep problems, parenting stress, anger, and self-esteem.
What style of therapy can I expect?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work, and emotionally-focused ideas to create useful steps forward.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings nine years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker in Louisiana, working with a broad range of mental health and family-related concerns.
Where is her license and practice based?
Shannon holds LCSW credentials in Louisiana under LA LCSW 14412 and practices with that professional designation.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients who can work in that language.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with Shannon?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
Louisiana
Languages
English

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