Licensed clinical social worker recordNorth Carolina
Shannon Emerick, LCSW
North Carolina
Licensed clinical social worker - Addictions and life change
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in North Carolina
- LCSW, licence C005813
- NPI
- 1033471495
- Experience
- 22 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- North Carolina
These details come from information Shannon supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Addictions help
- Career coaching
- Mindfulness methods
About Shannon
Shannon Emerick is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 22 years of experience. She focuses on practical problems people bring when life shifts or feels stuck. Her work covers addictions, motivation, self-esteem, career difficulties, and major life changes, and she also offers career and professional coaching.
Shannon takes a straightforward approach in sessions. She listens to the immediate concern and helps set clear, achievable goals. That might mean using short-term, solution-focused steps or motivational interviewing to build momentum for change.
Sessions often include skills people can use between appointments. Mindfulness techniques may be introduced to help manage strong emotions and reduce impulsive reactions. Conversations typically target behaviors and choices connected to work, relationships, eating, or substance use.
She also addresses related areas such as body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, grief, and burnout from compassion fatigue. For mood concerns she works with problems like panic, bipolar mood shifts, and general feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Shannon aims to make the work practical and relevant to daily life. She helps people sort priorities, test small changes, and track what works. To begin, readers are asked to use the site flow for matching and scheduling so the initial session can focus on immediate goals.
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Therapeutic approaches used in online work
Mindfulness Therapy involves brief exercises in attention and breathing to help people notice urges, strong feelings, or automatic reactions. It can be useful for stress, eating concerns, and reducing reactive behavior.Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person’s own reasons for change. It uses reflective listening and targeted questions to build commitment, which can help with addictions, career shifts, and motivation problems.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and on what is already working. Sessions often set short-term goals and track changes that matter to daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, past efforts, and preferences and then recommend which methods to try. That choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is tracked.
The biography does not specify which online session types are offered. Confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and let conversations focus on immediate problems like workplace stress, caregiving strain, or steps to change addictive behavior.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Shannon address?
She works with addictions, motivation and self-esteem issues, career difficulties, major life changes, trauma and grief, eating and body image concerns, and related mood problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and goal-oriented, using solution-focused work, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness to help people make concrete changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of professional experience as a social worker.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options on the booking page before scheduling.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with scheduling a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site flow.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers