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Shannon Salgado, LMFT

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Shannon

Shannon Salgado centers her work on collaborative, strengths-based therapy informed by Internal Family Systems and other evidence-informed approaches. With 15 years of clinical experience and licensure as an LMFT, she helps people navigate stress, anxiety, addictive patterns, relationship and family conflicts, and the aftermath of trauma and abuse.

Background and approach

Shannon emphasizes that clients are the experts on their own lives and builds on existing strengths to create meaningful change. Her practice also addresses communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, questions about life purpose, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.

Shannon combines approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered techniques, and Cognitive Behavioral strategies to tailor support to each person's needs. She frames therapy as a brave, practical step toward greater well-being and offers guidance and empowerment throughout the process.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches for Online Work

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to explore inner parts with curiosity and compassion, helping people reduce internal conflict and heal from trauma by understanding the roles different parts play. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, stress, and unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relational patterns that arise from early bonds and supports the development of healthier connections and emotion regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shannon works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adapts methods over time so the work feels relevant and effective for the individual. The therapeutic plan can combine elements from different modalities to address symptoms and underlying relational dynamics.

Online therapy offers practical benefits such as scheduling flexibility and access from home through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work and family commitments and to receive support even when in-person options are limited. Licensed professionals can use these options to provide consistent, tailored care that fits a person’s life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Shannon commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family conflicts, and trauma and abuse as primary areas of focus. Additional topics include communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
What therapy styles guide her work?
Her practice draws on Internal Family Systems alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to create an individualized plan.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of professional experience to her practice, applying that background to support people through a range of emotional and relational challenges.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds LMFT licensure with details NY LMFT 002764 and FL LMFT MT5324 and is based in Florida.
Can she work with clients who live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English for people living in other countries.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different preferences and needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Florida, New York

Languages

English