Individual Therapy
One-to-one therapy for adults in New Jersey who want to understand what is keeping them stuck and build a concrete way forward.
Shannon Cahill, LPC · Secure telehealth across all of New Jersey
Therapy across New Jersey that helps you feel like yourself again.
Direct, solution-focused counseling for adults — anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationships — by secure telehealth, wherever you are in the state. Most major insurance accepted.
Prefer to talk? Call (732) 510-0433
Confusion equates to anger, peace equates to happiness.
At a glance
This is me- Clinician
- Shannon Cahill, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, New Jersey - Sessions
- Secure video telehealth
Anywhere in New Jersey - Who I see
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Adults (18+)
Individuals, couples, and families - Focus
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Anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD
ADHD, adjustment disorder, relationships - Insurance
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Most major plans accepted
Billed through Headway
Where we meet
Secure telehealth across all of New Jersey
Every session is held by secure video, so wherever you are in New Jersey, we can work together — from home, from the office, or anywhere you have privacy.
The only requirement is that you are physically located in New Jersey during each session, because that is where I am licensed.
- SessionsSecure video telehealth only
- ServingAll of New Jersey
- Who I seeAdults (18+) — individuals, couples, and families
- HoursMon-Thu 7am-9pm, Fri 7am-2pm, Sat-Sun 8am-1pm
If this sounds familiar
You have been holding it together for a long time.
Maybe it started slowly. Maybe something happened. Either way, you are managing — and it is costing you more than anyone can see.
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The days blur together
You get through what has to be done and there is nothing left over. Rest does not restore anything, and the things that used to help do not touch it any more.
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Your mind will not switch off
You plan for every outcome, replay conversations, and brace for the next thing. Even the quiet moments are busy.
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You feel far away from the people closest to you
The same argument keeps happening, or nothing happens at all. You are in the room and still somewhere else entirely.
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You do not know where to start
Waiting lists, insurance questions, directories full of profiles that all sound the same. Looking for help has become one more exhausting task.
You do not have to figure this out alone. Reach out and we will start with one conversation
A way forward
Therapy that actually moves — because it has somewhere to go.
I am a direct, solution-focused counselor. That means we name what is happening, agree on what you want to be different, and work toward it deliberately.
You will get honest reflection rather than silence, and practical tools rather than homework for its own sake. Compassion and momentum are not opposites: the work is warm, and it is going somewhere. If something is not working, we say so and change it.
Everything is grounded in evidence-based approaches — CBT, DBT, EFT, CPT, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Focused CBT, MBCT, Narrative and family therapy, and psychoeducation — chosen to fit your goals, not the other way around.
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Clear goals from session one
We define what progress looks like so you can tell whether it is happening.
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Methods matched to you
Ten-plus evidence-based approaches, applied to your situation rather than a template.
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Warm, honest, no judgment
Straight talk from someone firmly on your side, whatever you bring into the room.
What working together looks like
Four steps, starting with one message.
No lengthy intake maze and no guessing what comes next. Here is exactly how it goes.
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Reach out
Send a message or call. Tell me a little about what is going on — you do not need the right words, and you do not need to have it figured out first.
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Free consultation
We talk briefly so you can ask questions, hear how I work, and decide whether it feels like a fit. No pressure, no commitment.
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A plan built around you
In our first full session we map out what you want to change and which approaches fit your goals, your history, and your pace.
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From insight to action
Every session gives you something to work with between sessions. We track what is shifting and adjust as you go.
Worried about the first session? Most people are. It is a conversation, not an interview — you decide how much to share and when. By the end of it you will know what we are working on and what happens next.
Start with a free consultation How I help
Care for the whole person, wherever you are in New Jersey.
I work with adults (18+) — individually, as couples, and as families — anywhere in the state by telehealth. Choose what fits your situation; each one links to a fuller explanation of how the work goes.
Types of care
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Couples Therapy
Couples counseling in New Jersey for partners who keep having the same fight, have drifted apart, or are trying to rebuild trust.
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Family Therapy
Family therapy in New Jersey for adult family members navigating conflict, life transitions, or the effects of illness and substance use.
What I treat
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Anxiety
Anxiety therapy in New Jersey for racing thoughts, constant worry, panic, social anxiety, and the exhausting work of managing everything in advance.
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Depression
Structured, evidence-based depression therapy in New Jersey for people who feel heavy, numb, unmotivated, or disconnected from the life they used to enjoy.
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Trauma & PTSD
Trauma therapy in New Jersey for single-incident trauma, childhood trauma carried into adulthood, and PTSD — paced so that you stay in control of what gets opened and when.
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OCD
OCD therapy in New Jersey for intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and the constant pull toward certainty — structured, collaborative, and paced with you.
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ADHD
Therapy in New Jersey for adults with ADHD who are tired of starting strong, losing the thread, and blaming themselves for it.
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Adjustment Disorder
Therapy in New Jersey for adjustment disorder — when a change such as a move, a breakup, a job loss, or a diagnosis hits harder and lasts longer than you expected.
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Relationship Issues
Therapy in New Jersey for relationship patterns — with partners, family, friends, or colleagues — including boundaries, conflict, codependency, and repair after a breach of trust.
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Substance Use
Non-judgmental counseling in New Jersey for drinking, substance use, and the habits people use to cope — whether you want to cut back, stop, or simply think it through honestly.
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Stress Management
Stress and burnout therapy in New Jersey for people carrying too much for too long — at work, at home, or as the person everyone else depends on.
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Women's Issues
Therapy in New Jersey for women navigating identity, motherhood, career pressure, body image, life transitions, and the exhausting expectation of holding everything together.
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Identity Issues
A steady, affirming space in New Jersey to work out who you are — through questions of self-worth, purpose, culture, faith, sexuality, gender, and belonging.
Shannon Cahill, LPC Licensed Professional Counselor · New Jersey
This is me
A counselor who will tell you what I see.
I'm Shannon Cahill, a New Jersey–licensed therapist offering direct, solution-focused teletherapy to adults anywhere in the state — individually, as couples, and as families. I work with anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, ADHD, adjustment disorder, and relationships. With 13 years of experience across all levels of care, I help people build resilience, improve emotional regulation, and create lasting change.
People are complex, and so are their answers. I work qualitatively — with your emotions and lived experience, not a formula — because I genuinely want to understand you.
I’m currently in the final stages of completing my Ph.D. in Psychology and am actively fulfilling my clinical residency requirements.
- LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), New Jersey
- Master's in Clinical Counseling & Mental Health
- 13 years of experience in the mental health field
- Secure telehealth across all of New Jersey
Worth sitting with
The ideas my work runs on.
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You're needing to fall in love with yourself.
Shannon Cahill In my own words
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Traumas are silent.
Shannon Cahill In my own words
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When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
Wayne Dyer
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Comfort zones are death traps for human beings.
Why work with me
What makes working with me different.
A solo practice, not a clinic mill. You work with me, and the work is built around you.
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Most major insurance accepted
I accept Aetna, Cigna, Curative, Horizon BCBSNJ, United Healthcare, Oscar, Oxford and more through Headway, so therapy stays affordable and the billing is handled for you.
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Direct and solution-focused
You get honest feedback, clear goals, and practical tools you can use this week — not months of circling the same ground.
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Care for adults, couples, and families
I work with adults 18 and over — on their own, as couples, and as families — so the work can include the people around you when that helps.
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Telehealth that fits real life
Sessions from home, your office, or anywhere in New Jersey by secure telehealth.
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Individualized, never one-size-fits-all
I draw on CBT, DBT, EFT, CPT, MBCT, psychoeducation, and more, and match the method to you rather than fitting you to a method.
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Judgment-free from the first minute
Whatever brings you here has a context. My job is to understand it with you and help you move, not to grade you on it.
Insurance & fees
Do you accept my insurance?
Most likely, yes. I am in network with these plans through Headway, which verifies your benefits and handles the billing before your first session.
- Aetna
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- Curative
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Horizon BCBS NJ Medicare Advantage
- Independence Blue Cross PA
- Oscar
- Oxford
- Providence Health Plan
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
Not sure if you are covered? I will help you check. Send me your plan name and I will walk you through what to look for — or start on Headway, which shows your expected cost per session up front.
Credentials & training
Qualified, current, and accountable.
Therapy is a relationship built on trust, so here is what stands behind me — my licensure, education, and clinical training, which inform every session.
- LPCLicensed Professional CounselorLicensed in New Jersey and bound by its professional standards of care.
- Master'sClinical Mental Health CounselingGraduate training in evidence-based clinical counseling.
- 13 yrsIn the mental health field13 years of experience in the mental health field, across every level of care and a wide range of presentations.
- 10+Evidence-based methodsCBT, DBT, EFT, CPT, MBCT, TF-CBT, MI, Narrative, family approaches, and psychoeducation.
Common questions
Answers before you reach out.
The questions people ask most before booking. If yours is not here, just ask — no obligation.
Do you offer online therapy in New Jersey?
Yes. All sessions are currently held by secure video telehealth, and I work with clients anywhere in New Jersey. You need to be physically located in New Jersey during our sessions, because that is where I am licensed.
Do you accept my insurance?
I accept Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Curative, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Horizon BCBS NJ Medicare Advantage, Independence Blue Cross PA, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan, United Healthcare, and United Healthcare Medicare Advantage. Insurance clients book through my Headway profile, which verifies benefits and handles billing before the first session.
How do I get started?
If you are using insurance, book through my Headway profile — it checks your coverage and shows your expected cost up front. If you are paying privately or want to talk first, contact me directly and we will set up a free consultation. I aim to respond within one business day.
What happens in the first session?
The first session is a conversation, not a test. I ask about what brought you here, what you have already tried, your history and health, and what you want to be different. You stay in control of how much you share. By the end we agree on what we are working toward and what the next few sessions will look like.
What ages do you work with?
I work with adults (18+). I offer individual, couples, and family therapy, all by secure telehealth anywhere in New Jersey.
What do you specialize in?
I work with anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, OCD, ADHD, adjustment disorder, relationship issues, substance use, stress management, women’s issues, and identity issues. I use evidence-based approaches including CBT, DBT, EFT, CPT, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Focused CBT, MBCT, Narrative Therapy, and psychoeducation.
What if I do not have insurance, or you are not in my network?
Private pay is available. Contact me directly and I will tell you the current session fee and what to expect, and you will receive a Good Faith Estimate in writing before we begin, as required by the No Surprises Act.
What are you like to work with?
Direct, solution-focused, and warm. I will reflect back what I notice rather than wait for you to arrive at it alone, and sessions are built around goals you set. If you want therapy that produces movement rather than a weekly recap, we will likely work well together.