About Me

Hi, I’m Dr. Brittany Shannon, licensed psychologist and trauma therapist dedicated to supporting male trauma survivors who are ready to heal from the pain they’ve experienced.

I have extensive training in trauma therapy, with a PhD in Counseling Psychology from West Virginia University where I received comprehensive supervision of my clinical work. I further honed my skills in the VA system working with Veterans for nearly a decade, supporting men with extensive, complex, and multiple trauma histories. 

I am an expert in all of the first-line trauma treatments strongly recommended by the American Psychological Association and National Center for PTSD: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)/Trans-Affirmative Narrative Exposure Therapy (TA-NET), Cognitive Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I have received hands-on, highly supervised training in all these modalities. As a trauma therapist for men, I know that you cannot wait any longer for treatment that works, and I am passionate about helping you heal using treatments proven to actually heal PTSD.

Helping men see a way forward and reclaim their lives is my passion.

I believe…

  • Men deserve a way forward—even if your trauma feels too big, too complicated, or too far gone to recover from.

  • Seeking help shouldn’t come with stigma. I’m here to normalize trauma therapy for men so you don’t have to keep carrying this alone.

  • Real healing means long-term solutions, not just coping. We’ll use evidence-based trauma treatments that actually work—so your investment in yourself pays off.

More About Me

I’ve always been the kind of person who wants to help—whether that meant giving my friend a full safety briefing during a stormy playdate or trying (and failing) to get my brother to use his inside voice so he wouldn’t get in trouble. Thankfully, my education and experience have since refined my skills! I like figuring things out, seeing what’s not working, and actually fixing it instead of just slapping a temporary solution on and hoping for the best.

In therapy, that means I’m direct. I swear. I make jokes. I get sarcastic. What I won’t do is sit there nodding and asking, “And how does that make you feel?” Therapy should be real—not a lecture, not some endless emotional deep dive with no actual direction. If you’ve been avoiding it because you don’t want to sit in a room and talk about your feelings without a plan, I get it. That’s not how I do things.

I was raised in small town Ohio, I spent 4 years in West Virginia before moving to Lexington, Kentucky with my partner and daughter. My therapeutic style is a balance between my midwestern upbringing and my Italian identity; I am warm, direct, compassionate, and slightly irreverent.

Not sure where to begin?

Let’s connect, and together we will determine your best next step.