- Client-centered approach
- Skills and insight
- Longstanding experience
About Shaun
Shaun Cunningham is a licensed mental health practitioner (LMHP) with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and relationship challenges. Shaun also helps with parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and ADHD-related struggles.
She uses a mix of practical and reflective methods. Sessions often include talking through current problems, learning simple skills to cope, and looking at patterns that repeat in relationships. Shaun draws on client-centered work to keep the conversation focused on each person’s needs.
Her background spans long-term counseling work in Nebraska. Over two and a half decades she has supported people facing trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, first responder issues, and the ripple effects of family of origin problems. She also has experience with substance use and recovery issues.
Shaun blends cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and mindfulness practices to calm racing thoughts. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to change habits but feel stuck. Psychodynamic ideas may be used to notice how past relationships shape current ones.
Her style is straightforward and compassionate. People who come to her can expect practical tools, space to tell their story, and a collaborative plan for moving forward. To start, readers should use the site process to find a good match and schedule a first appointment.
She uses a mix of practical and reflective methods. Sessions often include talking through current problems, learning simple skills to cope, and looking at patterns that repeat in relationships. Shaun draws on client-centered work to keep the conversation focused on each person’s needs.
Her background spans long-term counseling work in Nebraska. Over two and a half decades she has supported people facing trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, first responder issues, and the ripple effects of family of origin problems. She also has experience with substance use and recovery issues.
Shaun blends cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and mindfulness practices to calm racing thoughts. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to change habits but feel stuck. Psychodynamic ideas may be used to notice how past relationships shape current ones.
Her style is straightforward and compassionate. People who come to her can expect practical tools, space to tell their story, and a collaborative plan for moving forward. To start, readers should use the site process to find a good match and schedule a first appointment.
How Shaun's Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and following their priorities in session. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to tell their story and decide next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at specific thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It offers concrete strategies for anxiety, sleep disruption, anger, and mood struggles by practicing different ways of thinking and acting.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and manage stress. These skills can be used between sessions to steady mood and improve sleep.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Shaun will collaborate with each person to try methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting as progress is made.
If you are considering online therapy here, confirm the current session options before booking. The key practical benefit is that therapy can fit into busy lives - sessions can be scheduled around work, caregiving, or school commitments. Online work can make it easier to keep regular appointments, use skills between sessions, and maintain continuity during life changes.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Nebraska
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Shaun commonly help with?
Shaun works with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem issues, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style here?
The approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions mix listening, skill-building, mindfulness, and reflection to address daily problems and deeper patterns.
What kind of clinical experience does Shaun have?
She brings 25 years of practice working with people facing trauma, family problems, substance issues, first responder stress, and life transitions.
What are Shaun's credentials and where is she based?
Shaun is a LMHP, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Practitioner, and she practices in Nebraska.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with Shaun?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shaun?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.