Shannon Atherton, MS, LPC, LMHCA, NCC

My clients describe me as:

I am a therapist who takes an active role in my approach and helps guide, educate, encourage, and support client's healing and growth.

Something to know about my approach is:

In addition to traditional talk therapy, I use CBT and schema therapy to help clients address irritational thoughts and maladaptive beliefs that may be impacting their mental health so that they can get to the root problem and make lasting changes.

Together, we will:

Therapy is a beautiful journey that I am thankful to get to go on with each client I work with. I act as a guide, teacher, and support throughout the process.

I specialize in working with people who:

I work best with people who are ready and willing to take an active approach in their healing and growth. I specialize in working with people who have experienced extensive trauma and have lacked success in past treatment.

I became a therapist because:

At the age of 15, I decided to become a therapist to help others the way my own therapist helped me.

Something that stands out about where I offer therapy is:

I offer telehealth therapy so that you can attend sessions in the comfort of your own home.

More about me and my practice:

I have been working in the mental health/social work field since 2004. The past two decades have brought me experience and knowledge on many different topics that allow me to work with a variety of people and concerns.