Shannon LaTray

Shannon LaTray is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who centers her work on helping people cope with life changes and emotional strain. She focuses on practical steps that reduce anxiety, manage stress, and support recovery from addiction. Shannon uses straightforward, compassionate conversation to help people find the next right step.

She draws on several approaches to tailor sessions to each person’s needs. Shannon helps clients notice unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. She also supports people in strengthening emotional bonds and improving communication in close relationships.

Clients can expect a calm, collaborative space to talk through grief, depression, low self-esteem, or career and parenting stresses. Shannon often uses short-term, goal-focused work when that fits the person’s situation. She also shifts to deeper processing when trauma, attachment wounds, or long-standing patterns are the focus.

With nine years of clinical experience, Shannon offers practical tools alongside emotionally attuned listening. She pays attention to patterns like impulsivity, codependency, and isolation, and helps people develop clearer choices and healthier boundaries.

Shannon practices in New Jersey and holds LMHC credentials in New York and Massachusetts as well as New Jersey. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on her availability.

How Shannon’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and meeting each person where they are. Online sessions using this approach focus on building rapport, reflecting feelings, and shaping goals from the client’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and habits with clear tasks and experiments, which can be assigned between sessions and reviewed remotely. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and shift patterns in close relationships by naming emotions and practicing new ways of responding.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shannon will work with clients to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level, adjusting techniques over time based on what helps most. She encourages open discussion about pacing, homework, and what to try next so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Remote sessions also make it simpler to do skills practice between meetings and to bring real-life situations into discussion without needing to be in a particular location.