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Dr. Shannon Hunter, LPC
Texas
Dr. Shannon Hunter LPC - Anxiety and Coping
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness skills
- Trauma informed care
About Shannon
Dr. Shannon Hunter is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas with 19 years of clinical experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, addiction issues, and related challenges. She lists Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among her approaches and combines evidence-based talk therapy with psychoeducational information. Sessions focus on practical coping strategies, skills, and techniques to reduce areas of concern.
She trained in both education and counseling, earning multiple degrees from Texas Tech University including a doctorate in Educational Psychology. Her background includes work in private practice, group clinics, integrated health settings, state facilities, and university campuses. That mix of settings informs how she adapts methods to fit different situations.
In sessions she uses CBT, dialectical behavior methods, mindfulness, and other approaches to build an individualized plan. Conversations tend to include skill teaching, behavioral experiments, and straightforward exercises people can try between meetings. The emphasis is on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of responding.
Dr. Hunter describes herself as calm and professional. She aims to listen without judgment and to offer practical guidance and encouragement. Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and caregiver stress.
She works with people dealing with parenting strain, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, chronic illness or pain, body image and sexuality topics, and many other areas. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted.
How her approaches translate to online work
Dr. Hunter lists Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy among her approaches. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors through small experiments and practical exercises. That method is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating difficulties, and coping with life changes.ACT emphasizes values-based action and learning to notice difficult thoughts without letting them dictate behavior. It can help with chronic stress, caregiver strain, and complicated grief by shifting attention toward meaningful activities rather than symptom control.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. She will work with the client to choose methods based on their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process may involve trying a skill-based CBT practice for several weeks or blending ACT and attachment-based ideas when relationship patterns are central.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce travel time. Those practical benefits can help people keep consistent with skill practice and follow-through between sessions.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, grief, trauma and related issues such as sleep, eating, and parenting strain.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. Sessions include practical exercises and behavioral experiments to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 19 years of experience and several degrees, including a doctorate in Educational Psychology, with work across private practice, clinics, integrated care, state facilities, and university settings.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas as an LPC.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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