Shannon Spethman, LMFT
Couples Therapist in Naperville, IL
“I believe therapy is a tool to explore ourselves and heal emotional wounds. I strive to create a safe, collaborative space, so clients feel comfortable exploring different areas of their lives and any emotions that arise.”
Shannon believes our relationships and experiences throughout life shape the way we are. Therapy is a great way to reflect, process, and grow into the versions of ourselves for which we strive. She loves creating safe spaces for clients to explore tough moments to better identify and regulate emotions.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Shannon is passionate about working with individuals and couples struggling to navigate through relational issues (romantic, familial, friendships, or parenting). When working with couples, Shannon specializes in those who are feeling stuck or disconnected, and those who are struggling to resolve conflict. She has extensive experience incorporating spiritual integration, especially with Christian couples and individuals.
Additionally, Shannon also has experience working with individuals who are struggling with the following: through life transitions, communication and conflict resolution, anxiety and depression, career changes, and burnout. Lastly, she also works with those struggling to identify, process, and communicate emotions.
When you are in a session with Shannon, she creates a compassionate client-centered space. She has a direct and interactive approach that focuses on your goals while prioritizing tools to help outside of sessions. She draws heavily from attachment theory and the work of Susan Johnson’s emotion-focused therapy. Shannon finds the most impactful moments in therapy are when we sit in the emotions. Emotions are the driving force in our lives. She finds when we invite emotions in and learn how to regulate them it can spark healing.
Shannon provides a supportive space for couples to slow down difficult interactions, better understand one another, and develop healthier ways of responding to challenges together.
Rather than simply focusing on the disagreement at hand, couples therapy can help identify the deeper patterns that contribute to disconnection and create opportunities for greater understanding and connection.
In-person or virtual therapy in Naperville on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
SHANNON'S SERVICES
Couples Therapy Focused on Connection and Communication
Shannon works with couples who want to strengthen their relationship, improve communication, and better understand the patterns that shape how they connect with one another.
Her work incorporates Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method, two established approaches to couples therapy. Depending on a couple’s needs, therapy may focus on emotional connection, communication, conflict, trust, or recurring relationship patterns.
Areas of Focus
→ Couples Therapy
→ Relationship Concerns
→ Communication and Conflict
→ Emotional Connection
→ Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
→ Gottman Method Couples Therapy
FAQS
Yes. Couples therapy is a primary area of Shannon’s work. She is Gottman Level II Certified and is also trained in Emotion Focused Therapy.
Shannon incorporates Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method.
Yes! Shannon currently sees clients virtually and in person on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy
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