Carolyn “Kari” Homan Shannon
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Texas therapists accepting new clients
Elaine MessarraLPC · 26 years experienceSelf esteem · Stress, Anxiety · Sleeping disordersWork with Elaine
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About Carolyn
As a licensed therapist in Texas, I bring 18 years of dedicated experience supporting individuals through life’s complex challenges. My professional approach centers on understanding and addressing a wide range of emotional experiences, including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and self-esteem concerns.
I specialize in helping clients navigate intricate personal dynamics such as communication difficulties, social anxiety, isolation, workplace challenges, and life transitions. My therapeutic work spans diverse areas including relationship struggles, chronic health conditions, midlife transitions, and support for military veterans and first responders.
My practice is deeply compassionate and tailored to each individual’s unique journey. I offer a supportive environment where clients can explore personal growth, heal from past experiences, and develop meaningful strategies for emotional well-being. Whether you’re seeking guidance through difficult life transitions, processing complex emotions, or working to strengthen personal resilience, I’m committed to walking alongside you with empathy and professional expertise.
What Carolyn helps with
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
How Carolyn works
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “I’m so grateful for my therapist. She listens without judgment, offers practical advice I can actually use, and makes me feel supported through difficult situations. I highly recommend her.”
- “I adore her!!”
- “Though brief, my time spent with Kari greatly helped me to deal with the fear and anxiety issues that I was experiencing.”
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- “She is very understanding & listen to my concerns”
- “She is patient, understanding, and extremely helpful. I would definitely recommend her to my family and friends.”
- “Very helpful in getting me through this stressful time in my life.”
- “Ms. Kari is a breath of fresh air! It’s like I’m confiding in a friend versus a therapist. She is so easy to talk to, very knowledgeable, her advice is practical and helpful…I am beyond grateful that I was matched with her!”
- “I always feel supported and heard and am provided with a variety of coping strategies to use in so many different scenarios. I feel so much more myself and confident in my social interactions and communications with friends and family now and Kari has also encouraged me to grow in my own self confidence and become a better friend to others too”
- “I am a highly trained and experienced psychotherapist and have practiced for over 50 years. Kari is EXACTLY the therapist I need right now. She is caring, attuned, and engaged. She has given me counsel, support, and alerts in a timely and effective way. I recommend her highly. Her work is Rogerian in nature, following Carl Rogers.”
- “Kari is an excellent therapist. She is sensitive to my needs and responds with helpful information. She is always kind and, yet, very professional! My situation has improved significantly, thanks to her help!”
- “Absolutely love Kari, who I started out with desperately avoiding most socialising and who has helped me get back out there and who is also willing to talk to me about all manner of things I fear others would find weird, boring or too severe.”
- “Kari listens tremendously well & nudges me to keep pushing forward, to keep making achievable daily goals! Small steps but mighty acceptance, awareness & action! My life has changed drastically since I started therapy with Kari! Still a long way to go but I have the hope and faith needed along with my therapist to conquer anything! I’m thankful everyday for therapy, the simplest things in life like showing up make a whole difference!”
- “Kari is awesome! She really does listen and care for you. Talking to her about life and her responses shake you on how real she is!”
- “Very open and honest, listens well and is flexible if you don’t respond well to her initial approach - she’s also very available and seems to care a lot. Really lucky to have her !”
- “Kari is amazing. So thankful I was assigned to her ❤️”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.