Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
How Shannon works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shannon
Shannon Pena is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, life changes, career concerns, ADHD, and self-esteem struggles. Shannon often works with young adults and people managing developmental or workplace challenges.
Shannon uses a person-centered approach that treats each person as an individual. She listens to what matters to you and adapts sessions to fit your needs.
Background and approach
Goals are set together and reviewed as progress continues. Her background includes work with people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum conditions, ADHD, and various adjustment and developmental concerns. She has also supported clients with vocational and employment issues and workplace stress.
This range helps her recognize how life roles and work demands affect mood and behavior. Sessions may include talking through current problems, trying new coping skills, and occasional homework to practice between meetings. Shannon emphasizes honest communication so the sessions stay focused on real progress.
She blends practical strategies with a respectful, client-centered stance. With eight years of experience, Shannon draws on varied clinical work to tailor each plan. She aims to help people build clearer goals and steady steps toward them.
If someone wants a collaborative counselor who adapts to their situation, Shannon frames therapy around the client’s priorities.
What Shannon works with
Everything Shannon lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shannon's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Family problems
- Intellectual disability
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shannon lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Client-centered care delivered online
Shannon uses client-centered therapy as a foundation. This approach focuses on listening closely and building understanding from the client's perspective. It helps people who need support processing emotions, improving self-esteem, or working through life transitions.She also describes an integrative stance, meaning she blends approaches to match each person's needs. That might include practical coping strategies for stress or pacing steps toward career or daily goals. Deciding which tools to use is a collaborative process based on goals and personal preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for brief updates, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to fit counseling into work, school, or busy family schedules and to try different ways of connecting while working toward goals.
Questions people ask about Shannon
What concerns does Shannon commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, coping with life changes, career issues, ADHD, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and related concerns listed in her specialty areas.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her work is person-centered and integrative. She listens, adapts to each person, sets goals together, and may give occasional homework to practice skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in mental health settings and with people who have developmental and vocational challenges.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds the LCMHC credential and is licensed in North Carolina as an LCMHC.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging formats to fit different needs and schedules.
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.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.