Shannon Salgado, LMFT
Florida · 15 years in practice
Shannon Salgado is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of clinical experience in Florida.
License and registration
- LMFT, Florida
- MT5324 · expires March 2027
- LMFT, New York
- 002764 · expires April 2029
- NPI
- 1235726076 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Shannon
Shannon Salgado is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of clinical experience in Florida. She centers her work on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and the effects of trauma. She also supports those facing addictions and relationship or family tensions.
Shannon believes people know their own stories and brings a respectful, collaborative style to sessions. She focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings. The aim is to build on strengths and small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on Systemic Therapy to look at patterns between people, and on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients accept difficult feelings while pursuing meaningful action. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas to strengthen relationships and self-awareness. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused.
Shannon listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps clients try different ways of responding. She guides toward clearer communication, better emotion management, and healthier day-to-day habits. Over her career she has worked with a wide range of concerns including communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, and social anxiety.
People who come to her often want practical tools, steadier emotions, and clearer next steps. Shannon offers services in English and accepts international clients. She holds licenses as an LMFT in New York and Florida and practices from her Florida base.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shannon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Shannon names
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Systemic Therapy looks at how patterns between people shape stress and conflict. Online sessions using a systemic lens help identify interaction cycles and try new ways of relating during regular life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. Online ACT often combines short practices and goal-focused steps to try between meetings. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships and sense of safety, and online work can involve reflecting on patterns and practicing new ways of connecting.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities, then recommend methods to try. Clients and therapist can adjust the plan as they learn what works best through regular online sessions.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules and let clients practice new skills in the environments where they live and relate.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and trauma and abuse. Additional focuses include communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She combines a systemic view of relationships with practical skills from approaches like ACT and CBT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with people facing emotional and relational challenges.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, with licenses in New York and Florida and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English for both domestic and international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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