Shannon Rick

Shannon Rick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage anger and related concerns. She focuses on practical steps to reduce stress, improve relationships, and handle life changes. Shannon writes treatment plans with each person, based on their goals and what matters most to them.

Shannon works with people facing addictions, family issues, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, first responder strain, intimacy concerns, and problems with communication or co-dependency. Her practice includes attention to mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and challenges like ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Her style is rooted in client-centered care. That means she listens first, then builds on a person’s strengths. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with motivational interviewing and mindfulness tools to create step-by-step strategies people can use between sessions.

Sessions aim to teach concrete skills - for example, ways to notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new communication habits, and manage strong emotions in the moment. Shannon also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time when that helps reach a goal.

Shannon has four years of clinical experience and holds an LCSW, licensed in New York. She encourages a collaborative process and works with each person to adjust the plan as progress happens.

How Shannon’s approaches translate to online work

Shannon commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building on a person’s strengths to set goals and make changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches tools to shift unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shannon will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean mixing skill work, motivational strategies, and mindfulness practices as needs evolve.

Confirm current session options before booking, as session formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills in everyday settings and bring real-life situations into discussion. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and coping strategies so they work well in remote sessions.