Carolyn "Kari" Homan Shannon, LPC

Carolyn "Kari" Homan Shannon helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression, or the aftermath of trauma. She is Carolyn Shannon, LPC, and she aims to make the first steps feel manageable. Her style is straightforward and focused on practical change. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered approaches to meet different needs. Sessions often begin by identifying what feels most urgent and what a person hopes will be different. From there she works with clients to test new ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Over 18 years in mental health shaped her approach. That experience includes work with people facing deep loss, compassion fatigue, chronic illness, and trauma. She has also worked with first responder issues and people coping with major life changes. Treatment can include emotion-focused methods and skills teaching. After stabilizing immediate distress, she often shifts to concrete strategies for sleep, anger, mood, and communication. The goal is to reduce distress and build habits that support daily life. Carolyn offers sessions from her Texas practice and works with people across locations, including international clients where possible. She conducts work in English and can meet by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. If someone wants a practical, skills-oriented path after initial relief, she can help structure that plan.

How her approaches translate to online work

Carolyn commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. ACT helps people clarify values and take small committed steps toward a meaningful life when coping with loss, chronic illness, or major change.

She also draws on client-centered ideas to stay attuned to each person's experience and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotional regulation is a priority. Finding the best approach is part of the process; she works with clients to pick methods that match their goals and preferences in a collaborative way.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging gives flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and skills practice. Phone sessions are often simpler when bandwidth is limited or people prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins, homework, and ongoing coaching between sessions.