Meet Shannon
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Shannon Stauffer, LCSW
Founder | Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Phone: 860-308-1211
SPECIALTIES: Trauma, generalized anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, ADHD, relational/marital/familial conflict, coparenting, codependency, grief + loss
Shannon A. Stauffer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist practicing in Suffield, CT, with 18 years of experience. Specializing in anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, and divorce, she integrates her psychoanalytic clinical training with cognitive behavioral therapeutic strategies to aid the healing and coping in adults and couples. Shannon is conservative about medication referrals but will provide them when clinically indicated. She offers in-person and online therapy and accepts various insurances.
Education and Licensure
- Masters in Social Work, Smith College, 2003
- Bachelors in Psychology, The University of Connecticut, Magna Cum Laude
- License #006144
Credentials and Training
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Certified
Memberships
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Insurance Accepted
- Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield
- Connecticare Exchange
- Husky | Medicaid | Medicare
- Cigna | Aetna | United Healthcare | HNE*
- Optum
- United Behavioral Health
- Oxford Medicare
- Self Pay
A note from Shannon:
With 18 years experience in private practice, I primarily work with late adults and couples. I am the Owner and Supervisor of this great group of clinicians. I also provide support and supervision to upcoming MSW students and graduates preparing to sit for the LCSW board. I help individuals with various challenges such as anxiety, trauma, depression, marital discord, divorce, coparenting, and grief. I provide clients with insight oriented work to help them understand the cause of their symptoms along with cognitive behavioral strategies to change behaviors and thought patterns to promote mental health. I integrate my psychoanalytic clinical training with cognitive strategies that help individuals overcome the symptoms that interfere with their overall happiness. I am conservative in regards to referring for medication. I can provide referrals for medication management when indicated.
My Approach:
My approach is collaborative and conversational rooted in psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral and attachment theory with a deep interest in your healing and advancement. Applying an integrative approach, utilizing trauma-informed modalities, I strive to provide clients with genuine and warm therapeutic care through understanding each person in the context of their own unique culture, values, and life experiences. Your story matters, and I am privileged to work alongside you as you uncover its hidden depths of self-discovery.
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