Shannon Amabile , LMFT

Shannon Amabile is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Los Angeles, California. As an LMFT she is trained to work with individuals, couples, and families, and she brings a focus on emotional and relational wellbeing to her work with clients in entertainment and creative fields. She has been working with creative clients in entertainment since 2015 and has developed experience helping them navigate the particular social and emotional pressures of that industry, with the goal of cultivating a more meaningful and joyful quality of life.

Her approach emphasizes solution-oriented models and behavioral interventions designed to provide relief and build momentum for change. Shannon works from a curiosity-based, non-judgmental stance and aims to create space for clients to tell their stories and feel heard. She supports clients in processing interpersonal and personal struggles, healing pain from past experiences, and preparing to meet future challenges with greater confidence and resilience.

Shannon centers her practice on fostering hope and self-trust through self-discovery, self-identification, and self-interpretation, while also teaching communication, mindfulness, and de-escalation skills for moments of crisis. Her background includes work in educational, residential, corporate, and production-related settings, both in-office and virtually. She supports people facing depression, anxiety, relationship and parenting challenges, grief and loss, addiction recovery and maintenance, trauma and family-of-origin issues, and other life adjustments. The therapeutic modalities she uses include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Bowen Family Systems, Existential Therapy, and Trauma-Focused CBT.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps clients clarify their values and take committed action toward a meaningful life even when difficult thoughts and feelings arise. It is useful for people dealing with stress, anxiety, life transitions, and situations where motivation or direction feels unclear.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, coping with change, and practical problem solving to produce measurable improvements in daily functioning.

Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and self-compassion skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. It can support clients facing grief, relationship difficulties, trauma-related symptoms, and challenges with attention or stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Shannon collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She treats therapy as a joint effort that adapts over time to what is most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during transitions, and access care from different locations. Licensed professionals can use these formats to provide effective support while accommodating each client’s practical needs and communication style.