About & Areas of Focus
About
Shannon C. McGilloway, LMFT #82198
Welcome—I'm glad you're here.
I’m a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco. With over 25 years of experience supporting adults, children, teens, and families across a range of settings. I bring both professional expertise and real-life perspective to my work.
Since 2014, I’ve been working as a licensed clinician in private practice, helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges. As both a therapist and a parent of a teenager, I understand firsthand the complexities families face, particularly amid the fast pace and pressures of Bay Area life.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and strengths-based. Whether you’re looking for a sounding board, a fresh perspective, or effective coping strategies, I’m here to support you find greater clarity, confidence, and connection—while honoring your unique needs.
In our work together, we’ll focus on what helps you and/or your family thrive—building resilience, reducing stress, and creating more ease at home and in daily life. And please do come as you are—this is a supportive, nonjudgmental space to grow, reflect, and find practical tools to help you feel more steady, equipped, and grounded.
Areas of Focus
Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Family Systems Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Solution-Focused Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Everyday Mindfulness & Grounding Techniques
Psycho-Education
Adult, child, adolescent, and family focused with the goal of increasing overall functioning, reducing stressors and triggers and improving the individual and/or family’s sense of health and wellness.
Meaning, purpose and general wellness
Healthy adult and family relationships
Reduced functioning and depression
Emotion regulation & validation (adults get dysregulated, too!)
Life transitions (moving, marriage, separation, divorce, illness, grief, loss, new sibling, household changes, other stressors)
School related social and behavioral challenges
Crisis intervention & response *
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Welcome! I’m looking forward to working with you.