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Shannon Byrnes is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist specializing in Pre-Marital Counseling. She has a private practice in West Los Angeles and Old Town Pasadena. Shannon also consults for New Health Consultants, and works closely with nutritional counselors and alternative bodywork healers to provide a mind-body approach to optimal health.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, Shannon is very mindful of the areas that are important to explore including strengths which couples can use to deepen awareness and connection to one another. She utilizes an inventory known as Prepare/Enrich which explores many areas such as communication, conflict resolution, spirituality, finances, family of origin issues, parenting, friendships, leisure activities, habits and many more. It is a very effective tool designed to illuminate information that is very helpful for couples planning a life together.

My name is Ana Montenegro, I am a Marriage and Family therapist Intern currently working under a licensed mental health clinician, Shannon Byrnes, in private practice in Pasadena. I have worked with children in a school setting and in an agency setting for 10 years and currently my services include individual, family and group treatment. I specialize in working with children and families with a plethora of mental health needs such as anger management, anxiety, attachment disorder, ADHD, autism, depression, disruptive behaviors, children of divorced families, grief/loss, low self esteem, oppositional, parent/child relational problems, victims of abuse, and other childhood related disorders.

Shannon offers a complimentary session because she feels it is important that couples feel a connection to their therapist and that they find a good fit. She provides a complimentary copy of Susan Piver's book, "The Hard Questions", and a summary letter upon completion of Pre-Marital Counseling.

"I truly admire those willing to embark on the courageous journey towards transformation, and am honored to stand beside them in their quest for happier, healthier, more productive and successful lives."

Shannon has extensive experience working with individuals struggling with relationships, self-esteem, eating disorders, trauma, and chemical dependency. She enjoys working with adolescents, young adults, and couples.

Shannon Byrnes teaches life coach strategies to help her clients realize their life goals. She assists them expand their personal awareness and be accountable for what they have learned about themselves. She provides a holistic approach balancing health, relationships and career. Strategies teach organizational skills, time management skills and facilitate clients' increasing success and contentment in their lives.

Shannon Byrnes currently facilitates group psychotherapy in Parenting, Self Esteem/Empowerment, Anger Management and Eating Disorder Recovery Groups. She has extensive experience facilitating art groups for children suffering from Anxiety, parent support groups for children on the Autism Spectrum and Domestic Violence Prevention, and Anger Management groups.

PSYCHOTHERAPY & COUNSELING SERVICES

Addiction Addiction counseling Group counseling Grief counseling Grievance Parenting classes                        Healing Therapy Counseling Spirituality

Trauma Eating disorders Self-esteem Depression Anxiety Individual counseling                Family counseling Communication Relationships Couples

Couples counseling Teens adolescent counseling                Pre-marital counseling Stress Mental health Behavioral health Psychotherapy Psychodynamic therapy Body image

Life Coach Life coach strategies Parenting Self esteem groups Empowerment groups Anger management groups Eating diisorder groups Recovery groups Autism spectrum Domestic violence prevention

Shannon has worked with couples for many years. She is certified by the Prepare /Enrich program to administer couples inventories for pre-marital, co-habitating couples, marital couples and marital couples with children from previous marriages (blended families), in different stages of the life cycle. She has worked closely with local churches in San Fernando Valley and West Los Angeles /Santa Monica to prepare couples for marriage.

In addition to her own private practice, Shannon is a part of a group of psychotherapists at La Vie Counseling Center where she works in both the Pasadena and Santa Monica locations with a variety of individual, couple and adolescent clients. Shannon is currently receiving advanced Psychoanalytic Training at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and continues to grow in colleague consultation at La Vie. Shannon is a board member of Los Angeles CAMFT for Trauma Response and is a member of CAMFT, AAMFT and IAPSP.

To get in touch with Anan Montegro please e-mail am6502@gmail.com or call (818) 876-2072

Among other cities, Shannon Byrnes Ma Mft Ana Montenegro Intern may serve the following Los Angeles CA areas: Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Southern California, Long Beach, Pasadena, Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Inglewood, Burbank, City of Industry, Santa Monica, Whittier, Torrance, Canoga Park, Northridge, Woodland Hills, Alhambra, Lakewood, Lancaster, Pomona, La Puente, Palmdale, Sherman Oaks, Venice, Beverly Hills, Carson, Compton, El Monte, Encino, Hollywood