Dr. Shannon Hunter, LPC
Texas · 19 years in practice
Dr. Shannon Hunter is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 19 years of experience helping people find clearer ways to cope.
License and registration
- LPC, Texas
- 18861 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1275637613 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Shannon
Dr. Shannon Hunter is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 19 years of experience helping people find clearer ways to cope. She focuses on practical skills, evidence-based talk, and psychoeducational tools to reduce distress and build everyday coping strategies.
Her path includes work in education and mental health settings. That mix helps her link what people learn to how they live. She has a calm, straightforward style and aims to create a respectful space for honest conversation.
Background and approach
In sessions she uses a blend of approaches, including Existential therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She tailors techniques to fit each person’s needs instead of relying on a single method.
Clients come with many concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction-related concerns, self-esteem, and challenges related to parenting, sleeping, and eating. She also addresses specific issues like abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and ADHD. Dr.
Hunter earned multiple degrees from Texas Tech University, including a doctorate in Educational Psychology, and holds a Texas LPC. Her background includes independent practice, university campuses, integrated health settings, clinics, and state facilities. She brings active listening, compassionate challenge, and practical tools into each session.
People who want clear guidance, skills to manage daily life, and a collaborative, steady clinician often find her approach accessible and grounded.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shannon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shannon names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Existential therapy helps people consider meaning, values, and how they want to live. It often involves talking about choices, responsibility, and facing difficult life questions to find greater direction and purpose.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small, useful actions even when emotions are strong. It helps with anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and situations where avoidance gets in the way of living well.
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach is useful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and patterns that affect trust and closeness in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to concerns, goals, and preferences and then recommend a mix of methods. This collaborative process lets the client try strategies and adjust what isn’t working.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for conversations that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a quick check-in during a break. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief updates, journaling between sessions, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to schedule appointments and keep continuity of care.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Dr. Hunter address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, self-esteem, and parenting-related stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is calm and direct, combining talk therapy with psychoeducation and practical skills. She aims to tailor techniques to what each person needs.
What is her clinical background?
She has 19 years of experience across independent practice, clinics, integrated health care, university settings, and state facilities, and brings both educational and counseling perspectives to her work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Texas LPC and a Doctorate in Educational Psychology, and she practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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