About Shannon

Shannon believes in every person’s capacity to connect, grow, change, and heal and has a passion for helping others discover it in themselves.

After graduating from Brigham Young University, she worked as an educator with children and adults, preparing her to work with clients of all ages. Since completing her Master of Science in Professional Counseling at Grand Canyon University, she has enjoyed counseling teens and adults in a college counseling center, an addiction recovery setting, and in private practice.

She uses an eclectic, integrated approach to treatment that fits the unique needs of each client. Clients may engage with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindful Self Compassion work, 12 Step work, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Gottman Method, Brainspotting, and Internal Family Systems. Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Shannon is committed to helping clients integrate trauma and resolve other mental health challenges that run deep.

At a difficult time in her own life, Shannon learned the value of incorporating mindfulness into daily life. Since then, she has maintained her own mindfulness practice and became a Certified Mindfulness Coach. She often leads groups and teaches seminars to help others find ways to integrate meditation and mindful living into busy lives.

An avid learner and networker, she is a member of the American Counseling Association, the Texas Counseling Association, the International EMDR Association (EMDRIA), and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACT). She also regularly attends consultation and educational groups in the Dallas Area. Time spent with these organizations and groups keeps her skills current and widens the scope of experience she can bring to her clients.

When not in the office, Shannon volunteers with her church, reads, and kayaks, but her favorite pastime is spending time with her husband and their adult children. Together they’ve learned the value of well-timed “dad jokes,” throwing a nice spiral (she can do it, sometimes), the power of bacon to lure sleepy heads out of bed, hugging porcupines, and pie nights with great friends.