Shannon Gutwein, LCSW

Shannon Gutwein is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Wyoming with 14 years of experience. She focuses on guiding people through depression, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma recovery, and major life transitions. Shannon frames therapy as practical and collaborative, meeting each person where they are and respecting their individual pace.

Shannon works in a calm, nonjudgmental way. Sessions typically look at daily patterns, communication habits, and coping strategies. She helps people who feel stuck by breaking problems into manageable steps and offering tools to try between sessions.

Her approach blends several evidence-based methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing inform how she helps people notice thoughts, regulate emotions, and set realistic goals. Client-Centered Therapy guides the relationship so clients lead the process.

Shannon often supports people with stress related to caregiving, aging and geriatric issues, career shifts, and first responder challenges. She also addresses addiction concerns, grief, intimacy and self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. The work can include learning new communication skills, planning for change, or managing strong emotions.

Sessions aim to build resilience and practical skills rather than quick fixes. Shannon encourages small, steady steps and checks in on what works. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule with her according to availability.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s goals and pacing, so the therapist follows what matters most to the client and adjusts topics accordingly. It helps when someone needs space to explore feelings and decide what change looks like.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks larger problems into specific thoughts and behaviors to work on. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it offers concrete tools to test and change unhelpful patterns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It can help people who struggle with strong mood swings, anger, or relationship conflicts by teaching practical emotion regulation and distress tolerance techniques.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shannon will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. She combines techniques as needed and checks in regularly to see what is helpful.

For online therapy logistics, please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let clients try therapy from a quieter spot or take a session during a midday break, depending on their schedule and daily demands.