About Shannon
Shannon Pena is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Supervisor in North Carolina who focuses on helping young adults and individuals navigate everyday challenges. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, career concerns, ADHD, parenting strain, relationship problems, and self-esteem struggles. Shannon writes simple plans so clients know what to expect each week.
She uses a person-centered approach that treats each person as unique. Sessions start by setting clear goals together and checking progress regularly.
Background and approach
Shannon may suggest short activities or homework between sessions to build skills that carry into daily life. Her background includes about eight years of clinical work with young adults and people with developmental differences. She has experience supporting those with Autism Spectrum conditions, intellectual disability, and varied behavioral and vocational concerns.
That mix of settings helps her tailor conversations to practical needs like workplace challenges and career decisions. In therapy she focuses on listening first and then adapting techniques to fit the person. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at concrete steps - managing emotions, improving routines, or planning next steps for work or school.
Parents and caregivers can expect clear explanations about goals and suggested strategies. Shannon blends clinical perspective with everyday problem solving. She emphasizes collaborative goal-setting and follows through with measurable steps.
Over time the work is aimed at helping people gain more control over stress, mood, and daily functioning.
Person-centered care and online therapy options
Shannon primarily uses a client-centered approach. This means sessions begin with listening so the therapist can understand each person's needs and goals. It works well for issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and navigating life changes because the conversation is guided by what matters most to the client.She adapts techniques to the person rather than following a single method. That flexibility allows the therapist and client to try different practical tools together, set clear goals, and track progress. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process based on the client's needs, preferences, and goals.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls can support deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can work for shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets clients send updates or questions between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, handle work or school commitments, and maintain ongoing momentum toward goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Intellectual disability
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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