Shannon has a Master’s level Licensed Professional Counselor and a Michigan qualified supervisor for Counseling Interns and Limited License Professional Counselors, as well as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional-II and Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapist. She is an Adjunct Professor in Psychology at Holy Cross College in Notre Dame, IN.
Shannon has over 15 years of experience working in the mental health field and has received training in a variety of evidence based therapeutic techniques such as Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for children 3-18, Motivational Interviewing,
Interpersonal therapy, Family systems and attachment techniques, Substance and gambling addictions, Improvement in self-esteem, self-worth, and self-
confidence, a variety of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Trauma Informed Therapy. Prior to moving into the
mental health field, Shannon was an active-duty research biologist for the U.S. Army and a cytogenetic technologist, she has been published in both of these
fields.
Shannon has experience working with adolescents, adults, elderly, Veterans, and military families. She is currently completing her dissertation which focuses on
stress, coping, chronic illness, and family functioning.
Trained in counseling, clinical psychology, and psychological assessment, has extensive training in the administration of psychological tests including, but not
limited to, the Wechsler series, the Rorschach, Parental Stress Index, Coping Response Inventory, and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2.
Her areas of work and research interests include trauma, depression, anxiety, addictions, stress and coping, chronic illness, chronic pain, grief and loss, and
anger management. She is also conducting a supervision group for counseling interns and Limited License Professional Counselors.