Shanna

Mrs Shanna Farmer

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

“Shanna specializes in providing cognitive behavioral therapy to children, adolescents and adults with depressive disorders, anxiety disorder”

About Me

I help children, adolescents, and adults navigate the challenges of depression and anxiety. Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, we explore how thoughts, feelings, and actions are connected. This practical approach provides concrete tools to shift unhelpful patterns. Many clients find this structured work empowering, helping them build lasting coping skills for a greater sense of calm. I aim to create a supportive space where you can find your way forward.

Approach

When we work together sessions are focused, paced to your needs, and blend skill practice with brief check-ins about real-life triggers. I offer both Newport Beach and online appointments, and we often set short between-session experiments to test new responses to anxiety, OCD urges, or intrusive memories. Sessions follow a practical rhythm—brief review, a targeted skill or exposure, then collaborative planning—so you leave with something to try. People who appreciate concrete tools and steady support tend to find this way of working helpful.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.

  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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  • Therapy

    Professional treatment for mental health concerns, providing a structured space for insight, emotional processing, and behavioural change.

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Works With:

  • All ages
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Families
  • Groups
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • OCD

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a condition involving unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or rituals (compulsions) performed to relieve anxiety.

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  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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Professional Title:

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    A therapist licensed to work with couples and families on relationship difficulties, communication, and family dynamics.

Credentials

Registrations

Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

LMFT

Qualifications

California State University, Fullerton

Service Areas

Anxiety and Depression Center

In-person & Online

Newport Beach, California

United States