Rate Shannon Almeida

Hi, I’m Shannon Almeida, LMFT. I’m a licensed therapist with over a decade of experience supporting adults, with a primary focus on women and femmes’ mental health, through identity shifts, self-esteem challenges, anxiety, and depression. I help clients develop deeper self-understanding while building meaningful strategies for personal growth that feel sustainable and aligned with their values.

As a queer, neurodivergent white woman from the U.S. living with chronic fatigue and pain, I approach therapy with lived empathy and cultural humility. Many clients are carrying not only personal challenges but also the weight of broader social and global uncertainty, which can intensify anxiety, grief, and burnout. I value authenticity and transparency in the therapy relationship and strive to model these qualities in ways that support safety, trust, and collaboration. My work centers gender-affirming care, the often-invisible labor of caregiving, navigating identity-based and systemic oppression stress, and the experience of holding everything together. I also remain attentive to how my whiteness and social positioning shape my perspective, and I am committed to ongoing unlearning, accountability, and using my privilege in service of more equitable and affirming therapeutic spaces.

On platform-based therapy sites like BetterHelp, I primarily work from action-oriented, skills-based models such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This means our work is practical, structured, and focused on helping you build tools you can use in daily life—especially when therapy is brief, fast-paced, or happening alongside a full life.

At the same time, my clinical foundation is deeply informed by Narrative Therapy, systemic and relational approaches, and trauma-informed care. I help clients explore how family dynamics, cultural expectations, power, and identity shape their emotional worlds—while also supporting meaningful change in the present. For parents, I also draw from Positive Discipline, supporting non-punitive, relationship-centered approaches that align with clients’ values.

Across all my work, I practice from a feminist, inclusive, and anti-oppressive framework, honoring your autonomy, context, and lived experience. Therapy with me is collaborative, grounded, and oriented toward helping you move from insight into action—without losing sight of the systems you’re navigating.