Shannon Amabile, LMFT

Shannon Amabile is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with eight years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, grief, addiction recovery, and coping with life changes. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps to help people feel steadier and more capable at home and work.

Her approach blends problem-solving with emotional processing. Shannon uses behavioral strategies and cognitive methods to reduce immediate distress. She also draws on acceptance-based and mindfulness practices to build tolerance for hard feelings over time.

Many clients receive help with communication problems, attachment and family of origin issues, codependency, and blended family concerns. She offers tools for managing impulses, improving sleep, and restoring self-esteem after difficult experiences. Work often includes practical skills for de-escalation and stress management.

Shannon aims to make sessions straightforward and collaborative. She leans on client-centered conversation so people can tell their stories and be heard. The focus is on clarifying goals, trying specific exercises between sessions, and tracking what helps.

She has experience in educational, residential, corporate, and production settings, and has supported people in entertainment careers. That background informs how she helps clients manage workplace dynamics, creative pressures, and relationship strain. Her methods combine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, and mindfulness techniques.

How her approaches are used in online sessions