Meet Shannon
(she, her, hers)
Shannon Shiver is a Deaf Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over ten years of experience working with diverse clients across clinical and community-based settings. She has served in multidisciplinary roles as a clinician, educator, and advocate within the Deaf community, with a strong commitment to community-based intervention and outreach. Shannon is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and integrates trauma-focused approaches into her work.
Shannon brings a contextual and systems-informed perspective to therapy, recognizing the impact of real-world factors outside of the clinical setting on each client’s well-being. She focuses on providing practical, accessible tools that clients can apply in their daily lives, while also supporting them in understanding the resources available to them and the barriers they may face.
Her clinical approach is trauma-informed and strengths-based, incorporating EMDR and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). She has extensive experience supporting both adults and children who have experienced sexual and domestic violence, as well as individuals in rehabilitation and other mental health settings.
Shannon fosters a safe, collaborative, and affirming therapeutic environment where clients can explore their experiences, relationships, and patterns. She supports clients in building insight, resilience, and adaptive coping strategies to navigate life’s challenges and move toward meaningful change.
She is committed to providing care within a Deaf-centered, linguistically accessible, and culturally affirming therapeutic environment.
Shannon is licensed in the District of Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Her pronouns are she/her/hers.
EXPERIENCE
Shannon has extensive experience across clinical mental health, rehabilitation, domestic violence, academic, and community-based settings. She has served in a range of roles, including clinical director, ASL counselor, Deaf SHARE parent educator and advocate, alcohol and drug counselor, intensive care coordinator, and social worker/therapist in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
SPECIALTIES
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) • Trauma-Informed Care • Mindfulness-Based Interventions • Sexual and Domestic Violence • Child Abuse
EDUCATION
- Master of Social Work (MSW), Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL (2013)
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (2011)
