Shannon Williams, LPC
Compassionate counselor focused on practical change
Details
| Name | Shannon Williams |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Georgia |
| Licensed in | Georgia |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 3 |
About Shannon
Shannon Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and relationship challenges. He speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel direct and useful for parents and adults facing everyday pressures. He draws on Narrative therapy to help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves.
He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools to help people notice thoughts and try small, practical changes.
Background and approach
Sessions center on clear goals and steady progress rather than long jargon-filled talks. Shannon has worked in a range of settings, including independent practice and addiction and mental health hospitals. His background includes work with juvenile services and church youth programs, and he has experience supporting people with substance use and mood concerns.
He brings three years of post-degree practice to his work as an LPC in Georgia. In the room he listens closely and asks concrete questions to surface what matters most. He helps people sort priorities, shift unhelpful patterns, and build everyday coping skills.
He also draws on attachment-informed ideas when relationships and early patterns come up. Outside of clinical work he writes about motivation and resilience, and he has published a book titled "The Storms of Life: Butterflies in Tornadoes, Roses in Hurricanes." He prefers straightforward conversation and practical steps for managing life changes and common mental health struggles.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Shannon works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- 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
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- 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
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Shannon among the ways he works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways he works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Shannon among the ways he works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Shannon among the ways he works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Shannon among the ways he works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Shannon among the ways he works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways he works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shannon among the ways he 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 he 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 he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and action-based therapies work online
Shannon uses Narrative therapy to help people examine and reframe the stories they tell about their lives and relationships. This approach can be useful for worries about identity, caregiving roles, and repeated relationship patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another key tool he uses to help people notice difficult thoughts and still move toward values-based action, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is a joint process. He will work with each person to decide whether Narrative, ACT, CBT, or a mix suits their goals and preferences. Sessions start by clarifying what matters most, then testing practical steps together so adjustments can be made over time.
Online work includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is helpful for full conversation and nonverbal cues, phone can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can be useful for short check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity when life gets disrupted.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can this therapist help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and related issues listed in his specialties.
What is the therapist's style and approach?
He uses Narrative therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful stories and take practical steps toward their goals.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has three years of post-degree experience and has worked in independent practice, addiction and mental health hospital settings, and youth services roles.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia.
Which languages and international services are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment 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 start working with him?
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