Bobbie Shannon is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 35 years of experience.
01About Bobbie
Bobbie Shannon is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 35 years of experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, and issues with self-esteem. Her style is warm and direct, and she focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She works from a belief that each person holds many of their own answers. Sessions tend to be interactive and centered on the client's goals.
Background and approach
Bobbie mixes approaches including client-centered, cognitive behavioral, emotionally-focused, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods to match each person's needs. Across her career she has provided therapy in mental health settings and independent practice. That long experience informs a calm, steady presence in sessions and a focus on what will help now.
She listens for patterns that keep people stuck and looks for small, testable changes that can make a difference. People often come to her for help with family conflict, communication problems, codependency, or recovery from abuse and trauma. She also supports those managing compassion fatigue, major life changes, or mood and attention concerns.
Bobbie aims to help clients build clearer boundaries and stronger self-trust. Her work is practical and goal-minded while staying respectful of each person's pace. She helps people set realistic steps, try new skills between sessions, and track progress toward the life they want.
02Credentials
- LCMHC (North Carolina)
- License 2220 · expires June 2027
- LPC (South Carolina)
- License 5692 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1306872650 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Bobbie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Bobbie names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Bobbie names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online healing and growth
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and helping the client set their own goals. The therapist follows the client's lead and offers support that matches where the person is emotionally, which can help with self-esteem, grief, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It uses concrete exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns that fuel relationship problems.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps partners and individuals name and shift emotional responses that keep them stuck. It is useful for improving communication, closeness, and handling intimacy-related issues.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies to keep and which to change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are close to an in-person session and work well for more involved conversations. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day.
05Questions people ask
What issues does this therapist address?
Bobbie Shannon works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and related family and mood problems.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her style is warm, direct, and interactive. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has 35 years of experience working in mental health facilities and independent practice, bringing long-term clinical perspective to each client.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) credentials, and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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