Therapist profile
Shannon Samuel, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and EFT approaches
About Shannon
Shannon Samuel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas with 10 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, and issues related to intimacy and self-esteem. She also addresses caregiver stress, abandonment, and life changes that leave people feeling stuck.
Shannon writes in straightforward terms and keeps conversations grounded. Sessions involve listening, reflection, and practical strategies. She aims to help people understand their feelings, notice unhelpful patterns, and try small, concrete changes that fit everyday life.
Her approach blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused ideas. That means clients are heard first, then offered tools to shift thoughts, behaviors, and emotional responses. Mindfulness and solution-focused methods are used when they help move a client toward clearer next steps.
Shannon has a master’s degree in counseling and has spent a decade supporting people in Texas. She often works with caregivers and people who are used to being the strong person in their circle, giving space to focus on their own needs. Sessions are practical and paced to the individual’s comfort.
For someone juggling parenting, relationship strain, or grief, she offers steady, direct help. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
How sessions work
How Shannon uses therapy approaches online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience. It helps people feel heard and begin to make sense of their feelings before deciding what to try next. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers exercises to change patterns that cause distress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, pays attention to emotional responses and how they influence close relationships and personal coping.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Shannon will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying things, noticing what helps, and adjusting the plan if needed rather than sticking to one fixed method.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can use these sessions to provide the same kinds of therapeutic conversations and skills practice that happen in person, adapted to the realities of daily life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as caregiver stress and abandonment.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is down-to-earth and practical. She listens first and then offers tools to change thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
What is her professional background and experience?
She holds a master’s degree in counseling and has 10 years of clinical experience working with adults in Texas.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies by location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.