Michelle Shannon is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Oregon.
01About Michelle
Michelle Shannon is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Oregon. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career questions, and major life changes. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at making the first steps feel manageable.
She creates an open space where people can talk about what matters without feeling judged. Sessions focus on what you want to change and practical ways to move forward.
Background and approach
Michelle emphasizes collaboration and respects each person's pace and values. Her work draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the individual's experience. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help challenge unhelpful thoughts and build different habits.
Mindfulness and dialectical behavior ideas are included to support emotion regulation and grounding skills. Across 15 years of practice she has supported people through grief, post-traumatic stress, and the wear of long-term anxiety. She helps with communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation.
Career concerns and questions about life purpose are also common topics in sessions. Practical tools and real-world steps are part of the process, such as short exercises between meetings and simple strategies to manage intense moments. Michelle aims to empower clients to recognize strengths and take steady action toward a more satisfying life.
02Credentials
- LPC (Oregon)
- License C5637 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1316278427 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Methods Michelle names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Michelle 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
How Michelle’s approaches translate to online therapy
Michelle often combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and responding to each person's experience so sessions reflect their priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and introduces small experiments to test new ways of thinking.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy ideas to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills. These tools are practical and can be practiced between meetings to reduce intense reactions and improve daily functioning. Together, these approaches help address anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, grief, and life transition challenges in a step-by-step way.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking in about what's helping and adjusting techniques as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing processing between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or personal life while still using the same practical tools and skills taught in sessions.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Michelle often help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career challenges, and coping with life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and client-centered, focusing on the person's goals and immediate needs while using practical coping strategies.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with individuals on emotional and life transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
Michelle is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - practicing in Oregon.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are therapy sessions delivered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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