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Shannon Emerick

Shannon Emerick

LCSW

North Carolina

Compassionate LCSW guiding practical change

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At a glance

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, North Carolina / C005813
Experience
22 years
Languages
English
Location
North Carolina

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    • Addictions support
    • Career coaching
    • Motivational work

    About Shannon

    Shannon Emerick is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 22 years of professional experience. She focuses on working with people who are struggling with addictions, motivation, self-esteem, career problems, and big life changes. Shannon also provides career and professional coaching and aims to meet people where they are in life.

    She approaches sessions with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Conversations and plans are shaped to fit each person's needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all method. Shannon encourages small, practical steps that build momentum toward clearer goals and daily improvements.

    Her work often addresses mood concerns, panic attacks, and coping with grief or trauma. She also helps with body image, eating and food-related issues, caregiver stress, and relationship or communication struggles. Clients who feel isolated, empty, or stuck in midlife transitions can find practical ways forward in her sessions.

    Shannon uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find internal reasons to change and to strengthen motivation. She integrates Mindfulness Therapy to help with present-moment awareness and stress management. Solution-Focused Therapy guides short-term goal-setting and action steps that feel doable.

    Sessions are tailored so each person leaves with specific next steps to try between meetings. Shannon frames therapy as a partnership where progress grows from respectful conversation, practical tools, and steady encouragement.

  2. How Shannon Uses Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness Online

    Shannon combines Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused approaches to help people move toward meaningful change. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people identify their own reasons to change and reduce ambivalence. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness skills to manage stress, mood shifts, and heavy emotions. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes setting clear, short-term goals and testing small steps that can lead to progress.

    Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Shannon treats therapy as a collaboration that begins with understanding your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together she will try methods that match your needs and adjust them as you go, so the plan stays practical and usable.

    Confirm available session formats before booking since the profile does not list specific online options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by removing commute time, allowing brief check-ins between commitments, or offering options that don’t require being on camera. Licensed professionals often use these conveniences to help clients maintain consistent progress while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    AddictionsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoaching

    Also works with

    Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersParenting issuesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

    Additional focus areas

    Body imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCommunication problemsEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    22+ years

    Listed in

    North Carolina

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What issues does Shannon commonly help with?

    She works with addictions, motivation and self-esteem concerns, career difficulties, major life changes, and related issues like grief, trauma, and mood disorders.

    What is Shannon's style in sessions?

    She uses respectful, sensitive conversations and focuses on practical steps. Sessions are shaped to each person's needs and goals.

    How much experience does she have?

    Shannon has 22 years of professional experience as a social worker and clinician.

    What credentials and region are listed?

    She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina.

    Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

    Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

    What session formats are offered?

    Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original profile does not specify which formats are used.

    How is cost handled for sessions?

    Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    How do I begin working with Shannon?

    Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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