Shannon GaiserLPC

Shannon Gaiser is a licensed professional counselor with 17 years of clinical experience. She brings direct experience supporting people through addiction, recovery, and related mental health struggles. Shannon speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day.

She describes herself as open minded and welcoming. Sessions tend to center on clear goals and honest conversation. Shannon understands the challenge of reaching out and aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters most to them.

Shannon has a long background in both inpatient and outpatient settings and has worked alongside medical providers in private practice. That experience informs her work with people coping with substance use, co-occurring disorders, depression, anxiety, trauma, and bipolar symptoms. She also helps people with relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, grief, and problems like shame, abandonment, and codependency.

In sessions she leans on approaches such as client-centered work, motivational interviewing, and cognitive behavioral techniques. Those methods are used to clarify values, set achievable steps, and practice new ways of responding to stress and cravings. Mindfulness and acceptance ideas are woven in when helpful.

People considering therapy can expect straightforward collaboration and practical tools. Shannon aims to meet each person where they are and adapt work to their life and goals. If you want an alternative or supplement to traditional recovery programs, she presents options and works alongside clients to find what fits.

How therapy approaches guide online care

Shannon uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing cravings by breaking problems into smaller steps and practicing new responses.

She also draws on motivational interviewing to support readiness for change. This approach focuses on the person’s own reasons for change and helps build motivation without pressure. Acceptance and commitment ideas and mindfulness practices are sometimes added to help people live according to their values even when difficult feelings are present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shannon will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then mix methods that fit those needs. That collaboration helps shape sessions so they feel useful and realistic.

The therapist's original biography mentions text, video, and voice options, so confirm which session formats are currently offered when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow a shorter check-in when needed, or avoid travel time for appointments. Ask about specific formats during scheduling to choose what works best for your routine.