Shannon Talley

Shannon Talley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with eight years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and loss, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, and challenges like addiction, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also supports concerns around gender dysphoria, hoarding, isolation and hospice and end-of-life counseling.

Shannon believes each person knows their story best and brings strengths into therapy. Her work emphasizes attachment and a strengths-based perspective. That means she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings and looks for existing skills to build on.

Sessions may be direct and action-focused when a client wants concrete steps and practice. At other times she takes a gentler pace and focuses on creating a space to process emotions and worries. Shannon may invite small challenges so clients can try new ways of coping and gain confidence.

Her style blends practical tools with thoughtful listening. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to shape thoughts and behaviors, and uses mindfulness and existential approaches to help people find meaning and present-moment coping. The client is treated as a partner in deciding goals and methods.

People who work with Shannon can expect straightforward language and a calm, supportive presence. To begin, she asks clients to identify goals and then chooses strategies to fit those goals and personality.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships affect current feelings and reactions. In online sessions this often means talking through relationship patterns, identifying where old hurts appear now, and practicing new ways of connecting or setting boundaries.

Client-centered therapy gives the person space to lead the conversation. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own answers. This approach is helpful for people who need time to process grief, life changes, or identity questions.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep someone stuck. It involves trying small experiments, practicing new skills, and tracking progress between sessions, which can work well in scheduled online meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and then choose or combine methods together. That collaborative planning helps make sessions feel relevant and practical.

Confirm current session options before booking since session formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow focused check-ins during a break or after work. It can also support steady practice of skills between meetings, helping people make measurable progress over time.