Shannon Flaherty Gibbons, LCSW
Experienced LCSW focused on practical support
Details
| Name | Shannon Flaherty Gibbons |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 26 |
About Shannon
Shannon Flaherty Gibbons is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 26 years of professional experience in California. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Shannon aims to make the first step feel manageable and respectful.
She creates a calm setting that encourages open conversation about thoughts and feelings. Over her career she has helped people facing a wide range of challenges.
Background and approach
These include abandonment feelings, attachment issues, caregiving stress, aging and geriatric questions, and fertility or fatherhood concerns. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness or pain, cancer-related adjustment, eating and food-related issues, and dissociation. Her approach draws on Narrative Therapy along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and a client-centered stance.
In sessions she helps people notice the stories they tell about themselves and consider alternatives. She also uses practical skills for managing anxious thinking and building steady routines. Shannon works in a conversational style.
She listens first and then offers ideas that fit the person's life. Sessions often include small assignments between meetings to try new ways of handling stress. The tone is collaborative and down-to-earth.
Shannon practices in California and speaks English. She invites people who want steady, practical support to explore next steps toward clearer goals and less overwhelm.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Parenting issues among the things Shannon works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Shannon directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Shannon directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and action-focused therapies work online
Shannon uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. This approach makes it easier to notice unhelpful patterns and try new perspectives. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match core values. ACT is useful for worries, low motivation, and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shannon treats therapy as a collaboration and will help clients pick methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they try ideas, check what helps, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful and doable.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or you need a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, follow-ups, or when writing feels more comfortable. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Shannon commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include caregiving stress, chronic illness or pain, fertility and fatherhood issues, and attachment or abandonment concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational and down-to-earth. She listens first, then offers practical ideas and small between-session tasks to test new ways of coping.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 26 years of professional experience working with people on a wide range of life challenges and emotional concerns.
Where is Shannon licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California and practices there.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist matching; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
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