Shannan Faust , LPCC

Shannan Faust is a California-licensed LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) with four years of professional experience supporting people through a range of emotional and behavioral challenges. She works with individuals managing stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, and recovering from trauma and abuse, and she provides focused support for depression, self-esteem, and motivation. Her practice also addresses attachment concerns, communication difficulties, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose, mood disorders, narcissistic dynamics, post-traumatic stress, self-love, women’s issues, and workplace-related struggles.

She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, creating a therapeutic environment that acknowledges individual strengths and challenges. Treatment plans and conversations are tailored to a person’s specific needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all model, and Shannan draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide that work. She emphasizes practical coping skills alongside deeper exploration of patterns that contribute to distress.

Shannan recognizes that beginning therapy can require courage and values the decision to seek help. She aims to collaborate with clients to set clear goals and adapt the pace and focus of therapy so that progress feels meaningful and achievable.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Shannan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill building and emotional processing. One approach emphasizes developing coping skills and strategies to manage stress, anxiety, and mood symptoms - helping clients identify unhelpful patterns and learn tools to respond differently in daily life. Another approach centers on working through experiences of trauma and abuse in a paced and supportive way so individuals can reduce the ongoing emotional impact and reclaim a sense of safety and agency. A third focus involves motivational and behavior-focused techniques for addressing addictions and impulsivity, supporting sustainable changes and relapse-prevention planning.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Shannan works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, explore goals, and choose methods that match each person’s preferences and stage of change, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals tailor interventions to meet clients where they are.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls or phone sessions, and shorter check-ins are possible through live chat or text-based messaging. This range of options makes it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life while maintaining continuity of care and ongoing therapeutic support.