Shanon Roberts
PHD, LPC, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MH8938), Board Professional Christian Counselor (BCPCC0874), Qualified Supervisor MHC, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) Trained, Certified SYMBIS Premarital Assessment Facilitator, speaker, author, and podcast host
Dr. Shanon has been professionally licensed since 1995. As the original owner and now founder of Christian Counseling of South Tampa, LLC, she uniquely built a center of professional counselors partnering with local churches. She completed her undergraduate degree at Oklahoma Baptist University and her Masters of Science degree in Counseling at the University of South Alabama. Shanon received her Doctorate in Philosophy in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. Her life verse is Ephesians 3:20, based on Christ’s amazing work in her own life throughout her childhood. Today, she is fulfilling her calling as in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4.
Dr. Shanon is professionally affiliated with the American Association of Christian Counselors and views her profession as an arm of discipleship to the church body. She specializes but is not limited to, marital and couples counseling from an Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) perspective and Premarital counseling/preparation as a SYMBIS facilitator. As a relationship expert with over 30 years of experience, she helps couples move their relationship from conflict or disconnection to connection, healing and intimacy they truly desire and are designed for. She specializes in her unique Marriage Made Whole couples intensive program or the Marriage Momentum traditional outpatient format using her Intimacy for Life Method®. The intensive model has allowed her to work with couples one-on-one from all over the world. You can find more detailed information from her website.
Dr. Shanon recently launched her book, Naked and Exposed Learning to Love Well Using the Intimacy for Life Method in Your Marriage. Additionally, she speaks at women’s events, and conducts marriage workshops and seminars throughout the U.S. In addition to her counseling, she hosts free webinars, weekly live shows and in person retreats for women. She hosts her own podcast, The Love Leading Podcast with Dr Shanon.
Her approach is enriched with empathy, acceptance and flavored with humor, even while addressing the most sensitive of subject matters in session. As a Christian, she is sensitive to the spiritual part of individuals, knowing that faith and practices can be an avenue to peace and incorporates this dimension into treatment only at each couples comfort level.
When not working she enjoys being outdoors, going to the beach, participating and instructing yoga and spending time with her three grown children.