Jennifer Shannon author page

Jennifer Shannon biography

Jennifer Shannon is an American psychotherapist and author of self-help books for teenagers and adults. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and a co-founder of the Santa Rosa Center for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in California. Her professional work focuses on anxiety disorders, and her books draw on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Shannon’s books for teenagers are published by New Harbinger Publications under its Instant Help imprint. The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens provides exercises and strategies for handling social situations, developing confidence and managing anxious thoughts. A revised second edition, illustrated by Doug Shannon, was published in February 2022, with additional material addressing social media anxiety, self-compassion and social perfectionism.

Her The Anxiety Survival Guide for Teens: CBT Skills to Overcome Fear, Worry, and Panic, published in September 2015, explores different forms of anxiety, including social anxiety, phobias, panic and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Illustrated by Doug Shannon, it combines explanations, practical exercises and cartoons to introduce psychological techniques to teenage readers.

Shannon also wrote A Teen’s Guide to Getting Stuff Done, published in November 2017 and illustrated by Doug Shannon. The book examines procrastination through four behavioural patterns: the perfectionist, warrior, pleaser and rebel. It received a Self-Help Book Recommendation from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

Her publications for adults include Don’t Feed the Monkey Mind and The Monkey Mind Workout for Perfectionism. The 2022 edition of The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens was published as a 176-page paperback by New Harbinger Publications.