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Entry 156824South Carolina / United States

Shanon Dean

Shanon Dean, LISW-CP

South Carolina 5 years in practice

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LISW-CP in South Carolina - stress and trauma focus

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  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy

About Shanon

Licensed Independent Social Worker - Certified in the Practice (LISW-CP) in South Carolina, Shanon Dean has five years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting concerns, relationship strain, and related issues. She uses straightforward talk and practical strategies to help clients address current problems and find clearer next steps.

Shanon focuses on problems common during life changes, including divorce, blended-family adjustments, pregnancy and childbirth, and challenges faced by first responders. She also works with people coping with anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and the effects of domestic violence. Her practice attends to both immediate concerns and ongoing patterns that keep problems recurring.

Her clinical approach draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s goals, cognitive behavioral techniques that look at thoughts and behaviors, mindfulness practices to build present-moment awareness, and solution-focused steps to create concrete short-term change. Sessions emphasize practical tools and things people can try between meetings.

Shanon aims to keep sessions direct and respectful. She adapts conversations and treatment plans to the situation the client brings. That can mean structured behavioral work one week and a problem-solving session the next.

People who choose her often want clear, actionable ways to manage symptoms and cope with relationship and family transitions. Prospective clients should be prepared to describe what they want to change and to try specific exercises or short experiments suggested in sessions.

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How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy places the client's goals at the center of work. In practice this means the therapist listens for what matters most and shapes conversations around those priorities, helping people name what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It often uses short exercises and homework to shift patterns that keep anxiety or depression active.

Finding the right approach is part of the first sessions. The therapist and client collaborate to decide which methods to try based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds to initial work. That may mean a problem-focused short plan or a longer sequence that combines skill practice and reflective talk.

The original biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also support using worksheets, behavioral experiments, and mindfulness practices between sessions to reinforce progress.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

Relationship issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

South Carolina

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and relationship issues, anger, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include blended family issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, first responder issues, pregnancy and childbirth, and young adult issues.

What therapeutic approaches are used?

Sessions draw on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. These approaches are used to set goals, change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and try small practical steps.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of professional practice experience as a clinician. That experience includes work with trauma, parenting concerns, and other listed focus areas.

What are her credentials and location?

She holds the LISW-CP credential and is licensed in South Carolina. The credential is listed as LISW-CP.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies by location. 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 a first session. That process connects you to the platform’s matching and scheduling steps.

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Shanon Dean

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