Shannon Flaherty Gibbons, LCSW

Shannon Flaherty Gibbons is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of practice in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, improve relationships, and build confidence. Shannon aims to make the first step toward change feel doable and respectful of each person's pace.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through plainly. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking that people can use between meetings. Shannon encourages small, steady changes rather than sudden overhauls.

Her work draws on methods that help people notice what matters to them and act in line with those values. She uses straightforward tools to reduce worrying thoughts and to strengthen communication with others. That can include skills for handling strong emotions and reshaping unhelpful thinking patterns.

Shannon also supports people facing life transitions, caregiving strains, chronic illness, or concerns linked to aging and geriatric issues. She helps clients sort priorities and make plans that fit their day-to-day realities. Practical problem-solving is combined with attention to how past relationships affect current patterns.

People who prefer direct, compassionate conversation about real-world problems often find this approach useful. If someone wants help with parenting stress, relationship conflict, or coping with major life changes, Shannon works to make goals clear and achievable.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take steps toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It is useful for life changes, anxiety, and building motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying concrete strategies to change them, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns show up now and aims to shift how people relate to others and to their own emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means checking in about what helps and adjusting the plan as therapy progresses so it fits the client's life.

Session options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments and can reduce travel time. Some formats are better for brief check-ins while others suit longer, skill-building work, and Shannon can help decide what schedule and style of sessions serve a client's goals best.