Shannon Gutwein
Compassionate, practical care for life’s transitions
LCSW Wyoming
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Relationship, Depression
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Shannon
Shannon Gutwein is an LCSW based in Wyoming with 14 years of clinical experience helping people work through a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges.
Background and approach
She draws on evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy while tailoring care to each person's circumstances, aiming to help clients recognize unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and make practical changes that support daily functioning and relationships. Her practice emphasizes a compassionate, nonjudgmental stance that respects individual differences and personal goals.
Shannon frequently addresses concerns including depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, and intimacy-related issues, and she also supports people dealing with career pressures, self-esteem, and co-occurring concerns like bipolar disorder and ADHD. Therapeutic work with Shannon often explores communication difficulties, commitment and codependency issues, family of origin dynamics, caregiver stress, and problems tied to substance use.
She integrates mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and dialectical behavior therapy techniques as appropriate to help clients increase self-awareness, regulate emotion, and strengthen motivation for change.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Work
Shannon commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and test practical changes in behavior; this approach is often applied to anxiety, depression, stress, and related concerns. She also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration to create space for clients to explore their values and goals. In addition, dialectical behavior therapy techniques may be used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills when intense emotions or relationship patterns are a focus.Finding the right mix of approaches is treated as a collaborative process. Shannon works with clients to clarify goals, try techniques that fit their needs, and adjust strategies over time so care aligns with what feels most helpful and realistic for daily life.
Online therapy with Shannon is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and preferences. These formats make it easier to access ongoing support from Wyoming without commuting, and they allow clients to practice skills and receive feedback in ways that suit their routines.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
Wyoming
Languages
English