I am licensed in Utah with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & trauma and abuse. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic Brain Injury, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
UT LCMHC 291364-6004
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Shannon Larson-Smith. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Thus far she’s been quite helpful
Written on Jan 03, 2024 after therapy with Shannon for 2 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
She’s great! She listens and keeps me focused on moving forward!
Written on Nov 07, 2023 after therapy with Shannon for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Shannon is a great listener and provides a healthy and comfortable atmosphere where you feel like you can be honest with yourself and her about your challenges. She is punctual and stays on the relative topic. She asks pertinent thought provoking questions that really help the navigation process. I strongly recommend her!
Written on Sep 07, 2023 after therapy with Shannon for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse
Shannon has helped me so much! I owe her!
Written on Jun 14, 2023 after therapy with Shannon for 1 month on issues concerning addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
My sessions with Shannon have been such a positive experience. She identifies your goals for therapy and helps you accomplish them. She is kind and patient with you. She offers a welcoming approach to therapy for someone like me who’s a first timer.
Written on Dec 01, 2022 after therapy with Shannon for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and family conflicts
Shannon is great. Helped me organize my thoughts, understand myself and my relationships better, and plan strategies to improve.
Written on Nov 12, 2022 after therapy with Shannon for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, self esteem, and adhd