Shannon Wise, LPC

Shannon Wise is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 12 years of work in mental health. She practices in Alabama and focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, sleep problems, anger, and mood concerns. She aims to meet each person where they are and tailor conversations and plans to fit real life.

She spent about five years working as a therapist in acute hospital settings, helping people stabilize during crises and build routines for daily life. She also worked roughly four years in a correctional setting, supporting stress management, safety planning, and coordinating care when medication or higher observation was needed. More recently she has worked in private practice with adults, teens, and couples.

Her approach blends practical methods. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She brings Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation, grounding, and managing impulsive reactions. Motivational Interviewing supports clients who are weighing changes or figuring out next steps.

Shannon emphasizes setting clear goals together and tracking small steps forward. She focuses on teaching coping skills that people can use between sessions. Her style is respectful and direct, with attention to building hope and personal growth.

If someone is navigating relationship strain, grief, identity questions, or mood instability such as bipolar concerns, she offers guided support aimed at improving daily functioning and restoring a sense of purpose.

How these approaches look in online therapy

Shannon commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or low mood, then practice small changes to test new habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is used to build skills for emotion regulation, grounding, and distress tolerance so reactions feel less overwhelming. Motivational Interviewing supports people who are weighing change by clarifying goals and boosting internal motivation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shannon collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She will check in on what is helping and adjust plans together as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing appointments from more convenient locations. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions timed around work or school schedules, and it can let people use approaches like skill practice between meetings. Ask about available formats when you schedule to match sessions to your routine and technical needs.