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Shannon Salgado

Compassionate, skills-based therapy for lasting change

LMFT Florida

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Shannon

Shannon Salgado uses evidence-informed methods to help people address stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship struggles, family conflict, and trauma. As a licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of clinical experience, she emphasizes practical strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy while also integrating acceptance, attachment, and emotion-focused principles.

Background and approach

Shannon frames clients as the experts on their own lives and builds on existing strengths to create sustainable changes. Her approach combines skill-building with empathic listening to support people navigating guilt, shame, isolation, communication breakdowns, and questions of life purpose.

She guides clients through techniques that target unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns alongside work that deepens emotional connection and self-compassion. Shannon aims to empower people to take courageous steps toward more satisfying relationships and a clearer sense of direction.

Licensed in Florida as an LMFT, she offers care that balances validated therapeutic tools with a collaborative, nonjudgmental stance. Shannon works with individuals facing post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and addiction-related concerns, tailoring interventions to each person’s goals and values.

Therapeutic Approaches That Translate Well to Online Work

CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skills practice, which can be taught effectively in virtual sessions for issues like anxiety, stress, and social phobia. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and learn willingness strategies to live alongside difficult emotions, supporting work on life purpose, shame, and persistent worry. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and emotional bonds to improve communication and connection, which can be especially useful when addressing family conflict and relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to consider symptoms, goals, and personal preferences and may blend methods over time so that interventions fit the client’s needs and stage of change.

Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity of care from different locations. These options allow licensed professionals to share worksheets, coach skills in the moment, and follow up between sessions, helping people build sustainable habits while balancing daily responsibilities.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist frequently address?
Shannon works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family conflicts, and trauma and abuse; she also focuses on communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and social anxiety.
What kind of therapy style can I expect?
The practice emphasizes a collaborative, client-centered stance and uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based methods, and dialectical behavior therapy to teach skills and deepen insight.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Shannon brings 15 years of professional experience working with individuals on a range of emotional and interpersonal concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they licensed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with licensure details listed as NY LMFT 002764 and FL LMFT MT5324, and she practices in Florida.
Can nonlocal or international clients access services?
Yes, international clients are accepted and sessions can be arranged across locations as suitable.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Florida, New York

Languages

English