Shannon Gutwein, LCSW

Shannon Gutwein is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience supporting people in Wyoming through hard seasons. She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, relationship troubles, and managing stress. Shannon aims to make therapy a practical, down-to-earth process so people can find relief and clearer direction.

She uses a mix of approaches that match each person's needs. Sessions tend to look at patterns that keep problems repeating and build tools to respond differently. Shannon pays attention to relationship dynamics, intimacy-related worries, and issues tied to addiction and substance use when those come up.

People often bring big life changes, grief, or work-related strain. Shannon helps them sort emotions, set gentle goals, and practice skills between meetings. She also works with those facing trauma or abuse, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and first responder challenges.

Her clinical toolbox includes client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. These approaches are used in service of clearer thinking, better emotion management, and stronger communication. Shannon describes therapy as collaborative work shaped by the client’s goals.

Therapy sessions are offered in English and are provided from her Wyoming practice. Cost varies with location and the subscription used for scheduling. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to the therapist’s schedule.

How her approaches shape online work

Shannon draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness as common tools. CBT looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches step-by-step changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness practice focuses on present-moment awareness and can help with stress, reactivity, and emotion regulation.

She also uses client-centered methods that put the person’s goals and perspective first. That means she listens for what matters to the client and adapts techniques to fit their needs. Figuring out the right approach is a shared process and she works together with each person to choose what feels most useful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins from places with less background noise. It can also let someone use a simpler audio-only meeting when video is difficult. Shannon will discuss which approaches and formats best match your goals and day-to-day schedule.