About Shannon
Shannon Crandall is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She writes and talks plainly, focusing on practical steps that can ease daily strain. Clients find straightforward guidance on coping, mood, and relationship concerns.
Shannon is based in Missouri and sees people through online formats. Shannon brings seven years of clinical experience as an LCSW to her practice. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors.
Background and approach
This often looks like setting small goals, testing new habits, and reviewing what worked between sessions. Her work covers many common life challenges, including grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, addiction concerns, and career uncertainty. She also supports those facing postpartum depression, seasonal mood shifts, and issues tied to adoption or foster care.
The approach is practical and paced to match what each person needs. Sessions tend to focus on clear tools and real-world change rather than long theory talks. Shannon pays attention to how daily routines, relationships, and work affect mood.
She helps people build small, repeatable skills that reduce overwhelm and improve functioning. Outside of practice, Shannon is a mother of three young adults and draws on that lived perspective when addressing family and parenting topics. She continues professional learning while keeping therapy grounded and approachable.
How CBT and online sessions work together
Shannon uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice negative thoughts and test different ways of thinking and acting. CBT sessions usually involve setting small homework tasks, trying new behaviors between meetings, and reviewing results to build better routines.The choice of approach is collaborative. Shannon will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend strategies that fit their life. She adjusts the plan as progress is made so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls let people speak face to face, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is wanted. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, short coaching-style support, or when writing feels more comfortable than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other commitments while keeping the focus on consistent, goal-oriented work.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English