- Licensed inTexas
- License18861
- NPI 1275637613
- Experience19+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Shannon
Dr. Shannon Hunter is a licensed professional counselor with 19 years of clinical experience. She combines practical talk therapy with clear skills training to help people reduce stress and manage everyday struggles.
Her approach aims to teach coping tools that can be used between sessions to make daily life easier. She brings experience from both education and mental health settings, including independent practice, clinics, integrated health care, state facilities, and university campuses.
Background and approach
That background informs a straightforward style that focuses on what helps most in real life. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to address mood, anxiety, and self-control challenges. Attachment concerns and relationship struggles are part of her focus, and she uses Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how past connections affect present relationships.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques also appear in her work to help people clarify values and take workable steps forward. Sessions mix teaching, reflection, and hands-on practice. People who choose her often want a calm, direct listener who offers practical strategies.
She emphasizes compassion, active listening, and encouragement during sessions. That approach supports work on issues such as trauma, grief, addiction, body image, and caregiver stress. Dr.
Hunter holds a doctorate in Educational Psychology and a Master’s in Counseling and in Education from Texas Tech University. She is licensed as an LPC in Texas. Her work is aimed at helping people find realistic ways to cope and move forward.
Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 18861 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1275637613 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shannon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shannon names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships. Online sessions can be used to notice patterns in how you relate to others and practice new ways of connecting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters and take small steps toward those values. In remote sessions ACT can guide short exercises and homework that fit into daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. CBT in online sessions often uses brief skill practice and planned activities between meetings.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Dr. Hunter works with each person to identify goals and try methods that best match those goals and preferences. That process may include mixing elements from different therapies so the plan feels practical and doable.
Online formats offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and full conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging is useful for ongoing support and quick skill reminders. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to practice tools in real time.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does she help people with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and grief, body image and intimacy-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and practical, combining talk therapy with psychoeducation and hands-on skills you can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 19 years of experience across education and mental health settings, including independent practice, clinics, integrated care, state facilities, and universities.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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