Shannon Williams, LPC
Georgia · 3 years in practice
Shannon Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and relationship concerns.
License and registration
- LPC, Georgia
- LPC009054 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1285171553 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Shannon
Shannon Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and relationship concerns. He works with adults facing depression, grief, parenting strain, attention challenges, and life transitions. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, aimed at practical steps clients can use between meetings.
Shannon uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. He often draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns.
Background and approach
He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values, and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early connection affects current relationships. He has three years of professional counseling experience across independent practice, inpatient addiction and mental health settings, and youth-focused programs.
Shannon has worked as a liaison with juvenile and child welfare services and has experience supporting people from diverse backgrounds and life stages. In sessions he emphasizes clear communication, active listening, and practical tools clients can try at home.
He uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as one method among others when trauma is a focus, but he frames care around a person's goals rather than any single technique. Outside of clinical work Shannon writes about resilience and motivation and has published a book titled "The Storms of Life: Butterflies in Tornadoes, Roses in Hurricanes."
He also maintains a motivational blog and enjoys exercise and reading in his free time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shannon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shannon names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online work and what they do
Shannon commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in his online practice. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives concrete exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages clients to clarify personal values and take small, committed steps toward a meaningful life while learning to live with uncomfortable feelings.He also uses attachment-informed ideas when relationship patterns and trust are central concerns, helping people notice how early relationships shape current interactions and teaching new ways to connect and set boundaries. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Shannon will work with each client to identify goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as progress becomes clear.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to make that work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer to write between sessions or need quick, ongoing support. These options make it easier to schedule regular sessions and to continue therapy through life changes and busy weeks.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Shannon commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is the general therapy style and approach?
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Shannon blends cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, and other practical strategies to meet individual needs.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has three years of counseling experience across independent practice, a drug addiction and mental health hospital, youth programs, and liaison roles with juvenile and child welfare services.
What credentials and location are listed?
Shannon holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and Shannon accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers online video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should someone take to begin therapy?
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