Patrick Shanahan, LCSW
Licensed in Missouri · 44 years in practice
Patrick Shanahan is a licensed clinical social worker with 44 years of experience who helps people facing relationship strain, grief, anxiety, depression, and addiction.
License and registration
- LCSW, Missouri
- 000602 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1255999231 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 44
- Languages
- English
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About Patrick
Patrick Shanahan is a licensed clinical social worker with 44 years of experience who helps people facing relationship strain, grief, anxiety, depression, and addiction. He focuses on clear, practical steps so people can move past what keeps them stuck. Patrick works with individuals and couples and aims to help clients reconnect with their values and goals.
He believes people are generally self-correcting but can get trapped by painful patterns. His approach draws on what he learned from Jung and Milton Erickson and from studying religions and cultures.
Background and approach
That background helps him understand different value systems and life stories. Patrick’s early work included running an outpatient clinic at a shelter for runaway and homeless youth. For 18 years he provided case management, individual therapy, and family-focused interventions both in the shelter and in the community.
He also trained and supervised staff and graduate students during that period. Later he spent many years doing phone therapy and crisis intervention within managed care, helping people navigate benefits while addressing urgent needs. He has also worked in outpatient offices and provided professional Christian therapy in a group setting.
Clinically he blends practical methods such as cognitive behavioral work, brief family interventions, structural and strategic approaches, and communication-focused therapy. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ideas when they fit the client’s goals. His long career includes research collaboration with a university and partial doctoral study in family therapy, which shaped his focus on measurable improvements.
Patrick is based in Missouri and offers services informed by decades of varied clinical settings and populations.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Patrick lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Patrick names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Approaches that guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape expectations and reactions. It can help people improve intimacy, communication, and trust in close relationships. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Patrick will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person’s goals, concerns, and preferences. He often combines strategies so sessions match what a client needs that week. Online therapy makes regular care more flexible. Video calls let the therapist and client use visual cues for communication practice. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, coaching-like interaction, and ongoing reflection between sessions. These options let licensed professionals keep work consistent even when schedules or locations change, and they make it easier to maintain momentum while addressing relationships, grief, addiction, or stress.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
He helps people with relationships, grief, anger, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, and addictions, along with family and trauma-related issues.
How would therapy feel in sessions?
Sessions tend to be practical and conversational, focusing on problem solving, communication, and reconnecting to personal values.
What is Patrick Shanahan’s professional background?
He has 44 years of clinical experience, ran an outpatient clinic at a youth shelter for 18 years, supervised staff and students, and worked in managed care providing phone therapy and crisis help.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - and practices in Missouri.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What formats are used for therapy sessions?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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