Shannon Amabile

Shannon Amabile is a California-based licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions. She supports people dealing with addiction recovery, parenting challenges, intimacy concerns, career stress, low self-esteem, ADHD, and trauma and abuse. Shannon aims to help clients feel more confident and capable in daily life.

She uses a direct, solution-oriented style that focuses on practical behavioral steps. Sessions often include mindfulness practices and skills that reduce overwhelm in the moment. Shannon works from a curious, nonjudgmental stance and makes space for clients to tell their stories and be heard.

Shannon draws on several evidence-based approaches to tailor care to each person. That includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. She blends these with mindfulness and skills training so clients can practice different ways to respond to stress and strong emotions.

Her background includes work in educational, residential, corporate, and production settings as well as office and virtual care. Over eight years she has supported people facing depression, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues, grief and loss, and long-term recovery from addiction.

In sessions she emphasizes building communication skills, de-escalation tools, and self-trust through self-discovery. She aims to help clients resolve interpersonal struggles, heal from past pain, and prepare for future challenges with clearer coping strategies.

How mindfulness and skills work in online care

Shannon integrates mindfulness practice and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. Mindfulness exercises are used to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, which can help with anxiety, sleep problems, and intense emotions.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical behavior changes. CBT techniques often focus on small, testable steps that can reduce avoidance and improve mood and functioning.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Shannon works collaboratively to identify goals and tries different techniques to see what fits a person's needs and preferences. Clients and therapist review progress and adjust strategies together over time.

Confirm the current session options before booking, since specific online formats are not listed in the profile. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, such as shorter check-ins during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. Online work also lets clients practice mindfulness and behavioral experiments in their usual routines, so skills translate directly into everyday situations.