Welcome, I’m glad you are here!

My name is Dr. Brittany Shannon. I am a licensed psychologist and trauma therapist dedicated to supporting male trauma survivors who are ready to heal from the pain they’ve experienced. My passion is helping men see a way forward and reclaim their lives, even when your trauma feels too big to recover from. There can be a lot of stigma around mental health for men especially trauma therapy. It is my mission to normalize and destigmatize that experience.

I'm all about long-term solutions, not quick fixes. If you've been holding off on this, I'm here to make sure your investment in yourself really pays off. Together, we’ll choose a trauma treatment that fits best to challenge what you have been telling yourself and find ways to make a real difference, not just continue to avoid.

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.

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.