- Calm and direct
- Skill focused
- Evidence informed
About Shannon
Dr. Shannon Hunter is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 19 years of experience. She focuses on helping people find practical coping strategies and skills to reduce anxiety, stress, low mood, and other life challenges. Her style is calm, direct, and encouraging, and she combines conversation with clear psycho-educational tools.
She blends evidence-based talk therapy with teaching about how thoughts and behaviors interact. Dr. Hunter commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also draws on dialectical behavior approaches to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
Her background includes roles in independent practice, university settings, integrated health clinics, and state facilities. She earned multiple degrees from Texas Tech University and holds a Doctorate in Educational Psychology as well as a Master’s in Counseling and a Master’s in Education. She holds Texas LPC credentials.
Sessions focus on specific concerns such as relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Dr. Hunter can also address more specific areas like attachment issues, body image, and challenges related to chronic illness or caregiving.
Her approach is collaborative: she listens, offers practical tools, and adjusts plans as needed. People who prefer straightforward guidance and learning skills to manage day-to-day problems often find this style helpful.
She blends evidence-based talk therapy with teaching about how thoughts and behaviors interact. Dr. Hunter commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also draws on dialectical behavior approaches to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
Her background includes roles in independent practice, university settings, integrated health clinics, and state facilities. She earned multiple degrees from Texas Tech University and holds a Doctorate in Educational Psychology as well as a Master’s in Counseling and a Master’s in Education. She holds Texas LPC credentials.
Sessions focus on specific concerns such as relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Dr. Hunter can also address more specific areas like attachment issues, body image, and challenges related to chronic illness or caregiving.
Her approach is collaborative: she listens, offers practical tools, and adjusts plans as needed. People who prefer straightforward guidance and learning skills to manage day-to-day problems often find this style helpful.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that fit their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress; it often helps with anxiety, sleep, and eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes building skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for intense emotions and relationship stress.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Dr. Hunter will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and she will suggest techniques that fit those needs. Clients and therapist decide collaboratively whether to emphasize ACT, CBT, DBT, or a mix of strategies.
Confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not specify which online or in-person options are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed. It also lets people use strategies and worksheets during a session and then try them in daily life between meetings. Licensed professionals adapt tools used in person to work well in remote sessions, focusing on skills practice, behavioral experiments, and step-by-step plans that can be tried between appointments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
19+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns are addressed?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, sleep and eating issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines calm listening with teaching practical skills. Sessions tend to mix conversation with tools and exercises to practice between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience across independent practice, university campuses, integrated health care clinics, and state facilities.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Texas LPC credential and practices from Texas.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees and billing 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?
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