Want something to be better, yet unsure how to navigate from where you are to where you want to be?
Licensed as a clinical psychologist since 2006, Shannon Mong supports people navigating a change.
Shannon understands that sometimes we seek a change and other times the change happens to us. Her goal is that you gain a better understanding of the situation and yourself, implement new strategies and skills to successfully manage the transition, and emerge with greater confidence to journey through future life events.
Welcome
I appreciate you taking the time to learn about me and consider working together. Here’s a bit about me, which may help you make a choice about a therapist to accompany you on your journey.
Over the years, I’ve accompanied people through many situations and feelings -- anxiety, depression, stressors, life transitions, trauma, learning & neurodevelopmental differences, substance use, and relationship issues.
I understand all transitions can be hard, whether we sought the change or not. Our response to these changes is not linear -- sometimes we take steps forward and sometimes it can feel like we are moving backward.
My hope for you comes not just from books and other client experiences, it’s also informed by personal experiences navigating ups and downs as a student, leader, worker, parent, caregiver, and partner.
Specialties
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Shannon fosters insight into family attachment patterns that can impact one’s responses to friends, partners, and co-workers. Cultivate self-compassion, healthy attachment, and satisfaction in current relationships.
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Support understanding learning differences, autistic spectrum, and ADD/ADHD. Identify each person’s unique challenges and strengths, set social, academic/professional, and relational goals and skills.
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Address issues like peer relationships, identity & self-esteem, academic stressors, transition to college or career, substance use, changes in family structure, concerns about the future, and fluctuating emotions.
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Foster healthy family relationships through a shared understanding of child/teen development and building effective parenting practices and communication skills. Topics may include: becoming a new parent, parenting styles, family transitions, children’s learning and neurodevelopmental differences, and family attachment patterns.
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Explore the challenges and benefits of change. Learn strategies that promote resilience while adapting to shifts that might include: career changes, new school, job loss, diagnosis of mental or physical illness, and relationship transitions.
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Learn ways to cope with anxiety, stress, and fatigue related to caring for someone with acute or chronic illness. Identify skills and behaviors to cope with stressors, changes in mood in the ill or aging person, and balancing the needs of others with one's own needs and health.
“If we work together, you can expect to learn more about your authentic self – who you are at the core. I respect you are an expert in your own life. I am curious to identify the unique gifts you bring to the world and illuminate how you can use those to address life’s challenges and opportunities.”
— Shannon Mong
