About Shannan
Shannan OConnor greets people with a calm, straightforward approach. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with five years of professional experience.
Background and approach
She emphasizes strengths and practical steps, so sessions focus on what someone can do next rather than staying stuck on problems. Shannan helps people manage stress and anxiety and talks through relationship and intimacy concerns.
She also supports those dealing with family tension, grief, depression, caregiver strain, and identity questions related to LGBT issues. Short-term goals and real-world strategies are common parts of her work.
Her style centers on collaboration. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and joins them to identify small changes that add up.
That can mean clearer communication skills, new ways to cope with panic or social anxiety, or steps toward better self-regard. Sessions are practical and solution-focused while still allowing space to process painful feelings.
Shannan pays attention to multicultural concerns, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or burnout. She supports parents who are feeling overwhelmed and people trying to navigate career stress or life transitions.
People who want direct, steady support and hands-on tools may find her approach helpful. She aims to empower clients so they leave sessions with clear ideas to try between meetings.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Shannan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common method helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more balanced thoughts, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Another approach emphasizes skills for managing strong emotions and building healthier interactions, useful for relationship strain, anger, and intimacy concerns.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try a method, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative style makes it easier to tailor strategies for panic, grief, caregiver stress, or multicultural concerns.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier when video would use too much bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, coping tips between sessions, or when someone prefers shorter written exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep progress moving forward.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English