Shannon LaTray, LMHC

Shannon LaTray is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on practical, person-centered care. She uses clear, goal-focused methods to help people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, and addiction. Shannon emphasizes steady progress and real skills people can use day to day.

She blends client-centered work with methods that look at thoughts and behaviors. That means sessions often include talking through emotions, spotting unhelpful patterns, and trying small changes that can make life easier. Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when clients are weighing big changes or recovery steps.

Shannon brings nine years of clinical experience to her practice in New Jersey. That experience includes helping people face grief, trauma, relationship strain, and struggles with substance use. She also supports those coping with career shifts, parenting pressures, or problems with sleep and eating.

In sessions she focuses on collaboration and clear steps. Conversations aim to build self-awareness, practical coping skills, and stronger communication habits. The work is paced to each person’s needs and readiness to change.

Many clients seek help for feeling stuck, isolated, or overwhelmed. Shannon helps people reconnect with their goals and find manageable ways forward. Her license is LMHC, and she holds licensure in New York and Massachusetts as noted.

Approach-focused online therapy that fits your life

Shannon often combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. Client-centered therapy centers on listening and following what matters most to the person. Cognitive behavioral work looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is weighing change, offering a respectful way to identify reasons to move forward.

Finding the right mix is part of the process. Shannon collaborates with each person to pick approaches that match their goals, needs, and pace. She checks in and adjusts the plan as progress happens or priorities shift.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, avoid travel time, and continue work during life changes. It also allows for shorter check-ins or longer sessions when needed, which can help maintain steady progress without disrupting daily obligations.