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Shannon LaTray, LMHC

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Shannon

Shannon LaTray is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with nine years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns. She emphasizes a collaborative, client-centered stance that prioritizes each person’s goals and strengths while using structured tools when helpful.

Background and approach

Her care often addresses self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related issues, and life transitions, and she integrates strategies to manage ADHD-related challenges without implying diagnostic or specialist status. Shannon draws on evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused interventions, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to tailor sessions to individual needs.

She also brings experience supporting people facing trauma and abuse, substance use concerns, anger, and career or parenting stressors. Her work attends to attachment and abandonment themes, codependency, communication and control issues, and the complex emotions that follow separation or blended family changes.

Based in New Jersey and credentialed as NY LMHC 017983 and MA LMHC LMHC13387, Shannon offers practical coping skills alongside exploration of meaning, forgiveness, and life purpose. Sessions aim to build resilience, clearer communication, and sustainable change through compassionate collaboration and focused strategies.

Integrating Evidence-Based Approaches with Online Therapy

Shannon commonly blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused techniques, each described in accessible terms so clients know what to expect. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, helping people explore their values and strengths while shaping goals at their own pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to symptoms like anxiety, depression, and impulsivity. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on practical, forward-looking steps and small changes that move a person toward clearer goals and improved functioning.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process; Shannon works with clients to determine the best fit based on needs, preferences, and goals. She often combines elements from different methods to create a tailored plan and checks in regularly so the approach stays aligned with progress and priorities.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate varied schedules and access needs. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care during life changes, fit sessions into busy routines, and use different communication styles depending on the therapeutic task at hand.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Shannon commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, using evidence-based techniques to match each person’s needs and goals.
What is Shannon's professional background?
She has nine years of experience providing psychotherapy and integrates multiple approaches such as CBT, EFT, and motivational interviewing.
Where is Shannon licensed to practice?
She practices in New Jersey and holds credentials listed as NY LMHC 017983 and MA LMHC LMHC13387.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for therapy?
Shannon provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are therapy costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsSelf esteemDepressionCoaching

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPersonality disordersSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York

Languages

English

What Shannon can help with

Shannon LaTray works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, self esteem, depression, and coaching.

Shannon works with individuals navigating complex emotional landscapes.

Shannon works with clients addressing depression, anxiety, and stress.

How Shannon approaches therapy

Shannon's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Shannon is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in New Jersey, with 9 years of clinical experience.

Therapy style

Shannon aims to guide and support clients in cultivating self-understanding.