About Shannon
Shannon Shuler is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in South Carolina with more than 20 years of experience. She frames therapy as a practical journey toward better health and growth. Shannon emphasizes that asking for help is a strong step, not something to be ashamed of.
Her background includes work across medical and clinical settings, which gives her a broad perspective on how life stressors affect daily functioning.
How Shannon works
She has helped people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and recovery, and various forms of addiction including sex, porn, and gambling. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, infertility, and chronic medical concerns such as pain or dialysis-related issues. Shannon uses several therapeutic approaches to match what each person needs.
She draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person's priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking patterns, and mindfulness and dialectical skills to build emotional regulation. EMDR is part of her practice for people working through traumatic memories.
Motivational interviewing and narrative work appear in her approach when people want to explore change and life stories. She has experience with post-suicide recovery and suicide prevention topics. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
Sessions aim to make coping skills practical and usable in everyday life. Prospective clients can expect a clinician who combines breadth of experience with attention to what the person wants to accomplish.
Shannon lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Shannon works with
The areas below are the ones Shannon selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely and shapes sessions around what matters most to the person, helping them notice strengths and choose next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, targets patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It teaches practical tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and depression.Shannon and the person work together to decide which approach fits best. Figuring out the right method is part of the first sessions. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels manageable so the plan matches real life needs.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online care can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. It also supports continuing work between in-person visits for people who travel or live far from a clinician. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt CBT, client-centered work, and mindfulness practices to an online setting so that sessions focus on useful skills and steady progress.
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