Shannon Spellman M.S.W., LCSW, LISAC, LMFT

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Incest & Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery Expert

Shannon Spellman Quick Facts

Main Areas: Incest & Sexual Abuse Survivors, PTSD, Addictions, Codependency, Challenging Adolescents, Family of Origin Issues, Interventions, and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
Career Focus: Psychotherapist, Author, Presenter, Speaker, Business Owner
Affiliation: Veritas Counseling Center, LLC and Hiding Star Publishing, LLC

Shannon Spellman is a master's level licensed clinician in Phoenix, Arizona who has been working with incest and sexual abuse survivors since 1980. Serving both adults and adolescents, she offers individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy as well as adjunct equine assisted psychotherapy. Periodic weekend intensive workshops and retreats are also available. In addition, Shannon facilitates professional training workshops for other professionals. There is an equine assisted workshop coming up. For additional information, visit her website at

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com

In November of 2012 she is offering a training workshop for behavioral health and equine professionals using equine assisted psychotherapy for trauma resolution. Download a brochure and get registered by visiting this page:

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/training.htm

In December, 2012 she is facilitating a 4-day Weekend Intensive for adult female survivors of sexual abuse that will include adjunct Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. For additional information and to download a retreat brochure, visit this page on her website. You can also sign up for the mailing list for upcoming events.

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/seminars_and_workshops/workshops_page.htm

Shannon helps sexual abuse survivors who are struggling with PTSD, dissociative disorders, addictions, codependency, eating disoriders, grief, and general family of origin issues. Related relationship struggles and sexuality issues are also treated. She utilizes an integrative approach combining inner child work, gestalt parts work, art therapy, psychodrama, cognitive therapy techniques, EMDR, TFT, EFT, and adjunct equine assisted psychotherapy with individualized treatment planning and an emphasis on safety and healing.

In addition to her numerous professional credentials, Shannon is also a survivor herself and has traveled the recovery road to healing. This offers clients a layer of empathy and experience beyond typical therapy and Shannon appropriately blends together her personal healing journey with her professional expertise to provide a safe and therapeutic healing enviornment for survivors. Shannon is also an author and offers free online recovery tips each month for survivors. She has also facilitated training workshops for other professionals on working with sexual abuse survivors.

Shannon also teaches stress management and offers personal growth and coaching services. She publishes free stress management tips and has recorded relaxation and guided imagery CD's.

Shannon holds the following credentials and professional affiliations:

Masters of Social Work Degree (M.S.W.)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor (LISAC)

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)

Certified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)

Arizona Certified Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor (CADAC)

Internationally Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (ICADC)

Clinically Certified Juvenile Treatment Specialist

Certified in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy & Equine Assisted Learning

NASW Diplomate in Clinical Social Work

Member of Academy of Certified Social Workers

Clinical Member of American Association for Marriage & Family Therapists

ARISE Trained Interventionist

Other Programs & Highlights

To learn more about the expert, or about sexual abuse recovery, visit the therapist's website at http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com There you will find information about sexual abuse survivors and recovery, PTSD, and often related issues including addictions, codependency, eating disorders, stress management, and grief. Immediate online scheduling is available on the website.

Readers may also be interested in the weekend intensive worshops and retreats that are offered for survivors. To learn more or be added to the mailing list, visit this page:

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/seminars_and_workshops/workshops_page.htm

In addition to working with sexual abuse survivors, Shannon also has expertise in addictions, codependency, recovery issues, and interventions. Check out the following pages for additional information and links to a wealth of resources:

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/practice_areas/addictions_codependency_recovery.htm

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/practice_areas/interventions.htm

Shannon is also one of the few outpatient options in Phoenix, Arizona for Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. Learn more on her website by visiting this page:

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/practice_areas/equine_assisted_psychotherapy.htm

For additional information about the Equine Assisted Psychotherapy program at Veritas Counseling Center, LLC, visit this page

http://www.healingwithhorsepower.com

Shannon also offers personal growth and professional development services through the Equine Assisted Learning program at Veritas Counseling Center, LLC. Find out more at http://www.leadingwithhorsepower.com

If you are the parent of an adolescent, you know how challenging just having a teenager in the house can be. For expertise, psychotherapy, and free parenting tips visit the following pages:

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/practice_areas/challenging_adolescents_page.htm

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/practice_areas/adolescent_life_cycle_issues.htm

http://www.forparentsofadolescents.com

Shannon offers Seminars for Parents of Adolescents. For additional information visit http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/seminars_and_workshops/seminars_page.htm

Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Shannon Spellman

"Nothing changes until it becomes real" - Terry Kellogg

"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach from Illusions

For survivors this translates into hope about recovery and about the future. Once the denial around the severity of your abuse has been shattered, it can feel like an endless abyss of pain and confusion. But this is temporary and breaking through the denial is necessary to be able to feel the feelings that need healed in the first place. While once a victim of your past, you have the power the heal from your abuse and transform your own life today and forever after. You have everything you need to heal within you. You only need tools and resources to access those strengths and power. Therapy is a process for helping you to do that.

Incest and other forms of childhood sexual abuse can interfere in every area of an adult's or a developing adolescent's life. Survivors deserve to heal on every level so that they can move forward and develop satisfying healthy adult lives and rewarding relationships.

Sexual abuse survivors typically develop various symptoms as coping tools and solutions to events and emotions. Symptoms can be emotional, physical, mental, or behavioral and often also serve as metaphors for problems experienced on another level within the individual or the family system. Eventually, these symptoms become the problem rather than the solution and clients often seek help for symptom relief. In addition to learning new coping skills that can serve to reduce symptoms, it is important to be able to resolve the underlying trauma and abuse issues that led to symptom development. Therapy for sexual abuse recovery while painful at times, should be an overall safe, rewarding, and empowering experience for survivors.

Getting Started With Shannon Spellman

To learn more about the expert, or about sexual abuse recovery, visit the therapist's website at http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com

The therapist can be reached by phone at 602-863-3939 or by email from the Contact Us page on the website at

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/contact_us.htm

Readers may also be interested in the weekend intensive worshops and retreats that are offered for survivors. To learn more or be added to the mailing list, visit this page:

http://www.veritascounselingcenter.com/seminars_and_workshops/workshops_page.htm

The expert also offers free monthly recovery tips for survivors and these can be found at http://www.survivorssuggestions.com