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Shannon LaTray

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Shannon LaTray, LMHC

New Jersey

Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLMHC
  • LicenseLPC, District of Columbia / PRC200001490; LMHC, Massachusetts / LMHC13387; LPC, New Jersey / 37PC00912400; LMHC, New York / 017983
  • NPI1790431096
  • Experience9 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationNew Jersey

About

  • CBT skills
  • Emotion work
  • Motivational tools

About Shannon

Shannon LaTray is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with nine years of clinical experience. She practices in New Jersey and works with adults on concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, relationship and family issues, grief, and anger. Shannon also lists attention to problems like sleep and eating, self-esteem, career shifts, and coping with life changes.

Her sessions use straightforward conversation and practical skills. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the person’s pace, and on cognitive-behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas help when relationships and attachment patterns are involved.

Shannon also incorporates motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set clear goals and keep work moving. That means short-term strategies alongside deeper talk when needed. She frames progress in steps people can notice in daily life.

Her background emphasizes helping people manage strong emotions and reactions, including anger and impulsivity. She addresses issues linked to substance use, codependency, and control problems with practical plans for behavior change. Work often includes building communication skills and clearer boundaries.

Shannon asks clients to identify what matters most and then helps them practice new responses. She supports people through transitions like divorce, grief, or career change, and during recovery from past trauma or domestic violence. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted.

To start clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site’s online process. Cost varies by location and uses a cancellable subscription model.

How sessions work

How her methods translate to online work

Shannon combines client-centered conversation with cognitive-behavioral and emotionally-focused tools. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person brings, helping them feel understood while they sort thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which is useful for anger, anxiety, and mood changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at attachment and emotional patterns in relationships, helping people name feelings and change interaction cycles.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Shannon collaborates with each client to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the situations they want to change. That collaborative selection helps keep sessions practical and goal-oriented while allowing room for deeper emotional work when it’s needed.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because the original biography does not list specific online formats. Ask about available session formats when you sign up. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week - it can reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins around work breaks, or remove the need to be on camera if that helps. Licensed professionals, including Shannon, use these approaches to translate skills practice and emotion work into everyday routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPersonality disordersSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Shannon works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and family problems, and anger.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a mix of client-centered conversation and practical techniques like cognitive behavioral tools, emotionally-focused methods, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience working with adults on emotional and behavioral concerns.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is an LMHC licensed in New York and Massachusetts and practices in New Jersey.

Can I work with her in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she take international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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