Shannon Madden, LPC

Shannon Madden is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona with 26 years in the mental health field. She draws on decades of hands-on experience in crisis counseling and clinical roles to help people navigate stress, grief, anxiety, and life changes. Shannon aims for clear, practical work that patients can use between sessions.

She began in crisis response with fire department and emergency room roles. That work led to positions supporting first responders and military personnel through trauma and transition. More recently she has worked in statewide crisis services and held leadership roles in psychological health and hospital intake. Those roles shaped her focus on coping, resilience, and practical problem solving.

Shannon favors a cognitive behavioral approach and likes to use worksheets to identify thought patterns that drive feelings and actions. She also brings mindfulness and emotionally focused ideas into sessions to help people regulate emotions and improve relationships. Motivational interviewing shows up when people want to make life or career changes.

Sessions tend to be direct and practical. Shannon often uses straightforward explanations, a bit of humor to ease tension, and clear steps clients can practice between meetings. She pays attention to how the brain and behavior interact when helping people break unhelpful patterns.

Her work includes a range of concerns such as depression, bipolar mood challenges, sleeping problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness and aging and geriatric issues. She also helps with family of origin issues, codependency, and forgiveness work. People should confirm current session options before booking.

Therapeutic approaches that translate online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person in the room. It prioritizes empathy and the client’s own goals so sessions unfold at a comfortable pace and direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and worksheets to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can be practiced between sessions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name emotions and then change interaction patterns that cause distance or conflict. It can be useful for improving communication and emotional connection in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shannon will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. That choice can shift over time as progress is made and priorities change.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats Shannon currently offers before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let licensed professionals offer consistent support during transitions and caregiving demands without promising a specific outcome.