About Shannon
Shannon Salgado is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on somatic-informed work alongside practical talk therapy. She blends body-based awareness with clear, goal-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and relationship strain. Shannon uses straightforward language and gentle guidance so clients can feel understood and begin to change at their own pace.
Shannon brings 15 years of clinical experience in Florida to her practice. She treats problems like family conflict, communication breakdowns, and the emotional fallout from trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
Her approach aims to help clients notice how feelings show up in the body and then use simple skills to respond differently. In sessions she draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to clarify values, shift unhelpful thinking, and build practical coping tools.
Attachment-based ideas guide work on connections and communication so people can repair trust and feel safer in relationships. Clients also work on issues such as guilt, shame, loneliness, self-love, and life purpose. For people with social anxiety or post-traumatic stress symptoms she offers paced, compassionate support that honors each person’s limits.
Shannon treats the whole person - thoughts, feelings, and bodily experience - rather than focusing on labels. She welcomes people who prefer therapy online and uses flexible session formats to fit busy lives. Shannon’s style is direct but warm, helping clients move from feeling stuck to taking manageable steps toward a better day-to-day life.
How somatic and evidence-based approaches work online
Somatic-informed work helps people notice how stress and emotion show up in the body and then learn simple ways to shift those sensations. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed steps even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. Attachment-Based ideas look at patterns in relationships and support learning new ways to connect and communicate.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try different techniques, and adjust as needed so the work fits your needs and preferences. Together you and the therapist decide which methods feel most helpful for your situation.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls let you use visual cues and guided body-awareness exercises. Phone sessions and live chat work well for check-ins and emotion-focused coaching, while text-based messaging can support ongoing practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily routines while keeping the focus on small, steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida, New York
- Languages
- English