- Strengths focused
- Evidence based
- Collaborative care
About Shannan
Shannan OConnor is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns. She also supports people dealing with self esteem, intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and caregiving strain. Shannan emphasizes practical steps and steady support as people make changes in their lives.
She views each person as the expert on their own story. That means sessions focus on the client’s goals and strengths. The therapist offers a calm, respectful space to talk through feelings, clarify priorities, and try new ways of coping.
Shannan draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address problems like panic attacks, social anxiety, chronic worry, and patterns that get in the way of close relationships. She helps people notice unhelpful habits, test different behaviors, and build more self-compassion over time.
Clients can expect straightforward guidance and practical tools for daily life. Shannan helps with things such as managing guilt and shame, reducing isolation, and responding to career or parenting stress. Her work also includes supporting LGBT concerns and multicultural issues.
With five years of experience as an LMFT - licensed marriage and family therapist - she combines clinical knowledge with down-to-earth conversation. If someone is ready to explore change, she supports them as they take the next steps toward greater balance and self-acceptance.
She views each person as the expert on their own story. That means sessions focus on the client’s goals and strengths. The therapist offers a calm, respectful space to talk through feelings, clarify priorities, and try new ways of coping.
Shannan draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address problems like panic attacks, social anxiety, chronic worry, and patterns that get in the way of close relationships. She helps people notice unhelpful habits, test different behaviors, and build more self-compassion over time.
Clients can expect straightforward guidance and practical tools for daily life. Shannan helps with things such as managing guilt and shame, reducing isolation, and responding to career or parenting stress. Her work also includes supporting LGBT concerns and multicultural issues.
With five years of experience as an LMFT - licensed marriage and family therapist - she combines clinical knowledge with down-to-earth conversation. If someone is ready to explore change, she supports them as they take the next steps toward greater balance and self-acceptance.