Shannon Samuel

Compassionate, practical support for life’s challenges

LPC Texas

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Shannon

Shannon Samuel is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Texas who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and major life transitions. She works with individuals navigating relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting concerns, career decisions, and identity matters including LGBT issues.

Background and approach

Her practice also addresses a wide range of related difficulties such as abandonment, caregiver stress, family-of-origin problems, guilt and shame, isolation, and mood disorders. With ten years of clinical experience and a master’s degree in counseling, Shannon brings a warm, down-to-earth presence to sessions.

She listens closely and helps clients make sense of feelings, identify patterns, and develop practical habits that reduce distress and increase resilience. Her approach is collaborative and nonjudgmental, focusing on what’s useful and realistic for each person.

Shannon integrates evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally focused work, mindfulness, client-centered principles, and solution-focused strategies to help clients gain clarity and move toward meaningful change. She aims to create a supportive environment where people can explore challenges at their own pace and build sustainable skills for daily life.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

Shannon commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered principles to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop skills for managing emotions and behavior. CBT offers practical exercises and thought restructuring that can be practiced between sessions, while client-centered work emphasizes empathetic listening and collaboration to clarify goals and values.

She also draws from emotionally focused ideas to help people understand how feelings shape interactions and internal experience; this can be useful for addressing relationship distress, attachment concerns, and intense emotions. In short, these approaches provide tools for both symptom relief and deeper understanding that fit naturally into remote sessions.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. Shannon approaches therapy as a collaborative process and will help determine which combination of techniques best matches a client’s needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors strategies so they are practical and relevant to each person’s life.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule or maintain continuity during life transitions. These formats support ongoing skill practice, check-ins between sessions, and consistent progress while accommodating different comfort levels with remote care.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes, along with relationship and intimacy-related issues and career or parenting concerns.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her style is warm and down-to-earth, combining client-centered listening with practical tools from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and emotionally-focused work to help clients make meaningful changes.

How much clinical experience does she bring?

She has ten years of experience working with people facing a range of life challenges and holds a master’s degree in counseling.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in Texas as an LPC with license number TX LPC 85253 and provides services from that state.

Can speakers of other languages work with her?

She provides services in English and is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are fees handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCaregiver issues and stressControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English