Therapist profile
Shannon LaTray, LMHC
New Jersey
LMHC in New Jersey - Anxiety and Addictions
Continue with ShannonWhere Shannon stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LPC, District of Columbia / PRC200001490; LMHC, Massachusetts / LMHC13387; LPC, New Jersey / 37PC00912400; LMHC, New York / 017983
- NPI
- 1790431096
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New Jersey
About
- Anxiety support
- Addiction recovery
- Relationship patterns
About Shannon
Shannon LaTray is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with nine years of clinical experience. She practices in New Jersey and focuses on concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. Shannon also works with people facing grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, burnout, and problems concentrating that can look like ADHD.
Her work uses straightforward, evidence-based methods. She helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck, like people-pleasing, avoidance, or living around someone else’s drinking or moods. Sessions include talking through what’s happening now and picking a few practical changes to try between meetings.
Shannon draws from Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to each person. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and low mood. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy support concrete steps when someone wants change fast.
In sessions she pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes and how they show up in relationships. That can mean working on boundaries, communication, or responses to guilt and shame. She also addresses life transitions such as divorce, blended family adjustments, and career shifts.
People reach out for help with codependency patterns, isolation, impulsivity, or substance use concerns. Shannon combines practical coaching with therapeutic work so clients build clearer limits, steadier emotions, and more reliable routines.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what the person brings to the session. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist prioritize the client’s immediate concerns and reflect them back to clarify feelings and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with clearer actions. In an online setting CBT often uses homework, brief skill practice, and structured check-ins to track progress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to attachment and emotional patterns in relationships and can help someone understand reactions tied to abandonment or codependency patterns.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Shannon will discuss options and collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try based on their goals, stressors, and preferences. That may mean using one approach for a time or combining techniques from several models.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which online options are available before booking. Online sessions can make fitting therapy into a busy week easier - they can shorten travel time, allow a quicker check-in during a break, or remove the need to be on camera when that helps someone stay focused. Licensed professionals can adapt the approaches above to work practically in virtual appointments and plan follow-up tasks that fit everyday life.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma, parenting strain, ADHD-like symptoms, and related concerns such as codependency and attachment problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a practical, client-centered style that includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused techniques to identify patterns and try concrete changes.
How much experience does she have?
Shannon has nine years of experience as a therapist working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New Jersey and holds LMHC registration in New York and Massachusetts as listed.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The therapist's original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.