Shannon Crandall , LCSW

Shannon Crandall is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people move through difficult seasons and rebuild a sense of balance in their lives. She brings a warm, empathic approach and relies on evidence-based practices to address trauma, depression, and anxiety while supporting clients toward clear, achievable goals.

Her clinical experience includes work in hospitals, community mental health centers, and private practice, giving her a broad perspective on different care settings and client needs. Shannon emphasizes practical strategies and collaborative planning so clients leave sessions with concrete tools they can use between meetings.

As a mother to three young adults, she draws on lived experience with family dynamics and parenting concerns, which informs her work with couples and families as well as individuals facing life transitions. Compassion and respect are central to her style, and she focuses on building a therapeutic relationship that honors each person’s strengths while addressing areas of struggle.

Shannon is committed to ongoing professional growth and staying current with best practices. She values the opportunity to support people seeking greater emotional resilience, healthier relationships, and more satisfying daily functioning.

Practical Approaches and Online Care

Shannon commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a structured, action-oriented method that helps clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more balanced thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges by breaking larger problems into manageable steps.

Alongside CBT, Shannon emphasizes compassionate, client-centered support that focuses on strengths and practical coping skills. This approach helps when working through relationship issues, parenting concerns, grief, and the effects of trauma by combining validation with goal-focused techniques.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shannon collaborates with each person to determine which strategies fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy allows Shannon to offer flexible care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, access support from home, and maintain continuity of care when schedules or circumstances change.