- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Shannon
Shannon Gaiser is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Pennsylvania with 17 years of experience. She draws on long-term work with people facing addiction and mood concerns and takes a direct, practical approach to help parents and individuals manage stress and change. Shannon keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused.
She listens first, then helps people try small steps that make daily life easier. Conversations often include skill practice, clearer communication plans, and ways to manage strong emotions without harsh judgment.
Background and approach
Her background includes years in inpatient and outpatient addiction settings and independent practice alongside medication-assisted treatment providers. That experience informs how she supports people dealing with substance use, co-occurring mood issues, and the strain that recovery can place on family life and parenting roles.
Shannon uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, client-centered work, and mindfulness practices. She pairs those methods with honest feedback and pragmatic strategies so parents can try different ways of responding at home and at work. Sessions can be delivered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit busy schedules.
She accepts international clients and works in English. New people begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session through the Start Therapy flow. Shannon aims to be a steady partner as clients work through grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction recovery, and mood concerns.
She focuses on small, manageable changes that add up over time.
What Shannon works with
Everything Shannon lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shannon helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shannon lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then focus on what matters most. It is useful for stress, anxiety, parenting strain, and life transitions because it encourages committed action toward personal values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change what isn't working. It is often used for anxiety, depression, mood swings, and managing reactions in parenting situations.
Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people find their own reasons to change. It can be especially helpful for addiction recovery and for moving through ambivalence about treatment or behavior change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt methods based on goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in sessions. That may mean trying different techniques over time and tracking what helps.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls for face-to-face work, phone sessions when bandwidth or hands-free time matter, live chat for shorter check-ins, or text messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into parenting schedules, work breaks, or recovery routines and let people use the format that best supports their life.
Questions people ask about Shannon
What issues does Shannon help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and several other areas listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-focused. Sessions emphasize listening, small experiments, skill practice, and clearer communication plans.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience, including work in inpatient and outpatient addiction settings and many years in independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Pennsylvania and uses the LPC credential.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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