Shannon Braxton (she/her)

MS, LPCCC-S
Accepting Clients

EMDR trauma therapy for high-achieving adults.

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Ohio

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

You look like you have it together, but inside, you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or constantly on edge. Maybe you struggle with overthinking, people-pleasing, or perfectionism. You're left feeling exhausted from holding it all together. Often, it comes from childhood emotional abuse or neglect, high-pressure environments, or relationships where they had to stay small or in control to feel safe. Over time, this can show up as anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and patterns that are hard to change.

My Background and Approach

In therapy, we work to understand your patterns and help your nervous system shift out of survival mode. I use approaches like EMDR therapy and IFS (parts work) to help process what's been stuck. Especially if you've tried talk therapy before but still get triggered and overwhelmed. If you're stuck in anxiety, perfectionism, or people-pleasing, and want deeper, lasting change (not just coping strategies), this work is a good fit for you. I can help you feel more grounded, less reactive, and more like yourself.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe that you have the wisdom within you to find the healing you desire, and my job is to help you find that. I have strong values in social justice that guide my perspective on primary, secondary, and generational trauma. I recognize the effect that racism, homophobia, ableism, transphobia, colonialism, capitalism and more have had on our lives both directly and indirectly. As a therapist, I also recognize the role that the mental health system has played on perpetuating oppression and stigmatization, and I make every effort to dismantle those ideals. If you want to learn more about how I can join you in this mission, feel free to reach out.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Internal Family Systems
Other Techniques
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Self-Esteem
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Medical Mutual
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare (Optum)
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 11 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $150 - 150/session

Reach out to Shannon