Jacqueline Shannon , LMFT

Jacqueline Shannon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a decade of clinical experience who focuses on helping individuals, couples, families, and transitional-age youth navigate life transitions, relationship challenges, and substance use concerns. She holds an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsellor III, a credential that reflects advanced training in working with addictions and substance use issues.

Her background includes years in community mental health and work supporting grassroots initiatives, followed by roles in leadership where she guided and trained clinicians developing clinical skills. After that leadership work she returned to direct clinical practice to focus on providing therapy to people seeking meaningful change. She brings a humanistic, grounded approach that integrates experiential methods with present-moment awareness, blending talk therapy with attention to immediate experience to help clients access insight and motivation.

Jacqueline draws on a range of methods to address anxiety, stress, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, family problems, addiction, caregiving stress, and concerns related to identity and life purpose. Her style emphasizes trust, empathy, candid inquiry, and down-to-earth humor, creating a space where clients can explore difficult emotions and build practical coping and relational skills. She welcomes clients of all backgrounds without judgment and aims to collaborate with each person to identify goals and pathways toward greater resilience and clarity.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Jacqueline integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centered principles to support people in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and develop psychological flexibility by learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking meaningful action - it is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current ways of relating and can help with intimacy issues, codependency, caregiver stress, and family dynamics by strengthening trust and emotional connection. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, nonjudgmental listening, and collaboration so clients can explore their own goals and build self-understanding and confidence.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Jacqueline works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit best. She tailors interventions to clients' needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the focus over time so the work remains relevant and practical.

Online therapy with Jacqueline is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals without needing to travel, and they allow therapy to fit into busy or changing lives while maintaining a therapeutic focus and continuity of care.