Shan Croft , LMFT

Shan Croft is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia with nine years of clinical experience. She works with people facing a broad spectrum of concerns, including relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, grief, and stress related to life transitions, career, and caregiving. Her practice also focuses on family and intimacy matters such as blended family dynamics, attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, infidelity, and multicultural stressors including prejudice and discrimination.

Her therapeutic stance is collaborative, direct, and supportive, grounded in a solution-focused orientation that helps clients reframe the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that act as barriers to a more satisfying life. Shan integrates client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, narrative techniques, and solution-focused interventions, tailoring conversations and interventions to each person’s goals and preferences. Respect, sensitivity, and empathy inform her work with individuals, couples, and families.

Shan structures sessions to offer flexibility, typically providing 30- or 45-minute appointments, and she is willing to adjust session length when a shorter appointment better suits a client’s needs. She partners with clients to set meaningful goals, build practical skills, and navigate change at a pace that fits their lives.

Combining Therapeutic Methods for Effective Online Care

The therapist draws on client-centered therapy to provide empathetic, nonjudgmental listening that helps clients feel heard and understood while they explore goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns so clients can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and build practical coping skills. Motivational Interviewing supports clients who are ambivalent about change by strengthening their own motivation and commitment to goals through collaborative conversation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. Shan partners with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time in a collaborative way so the plan evolves with progress and life changes.

Online therapy formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to access ongoing support from licensed professionals without rearranging an entire day. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and communication styles, allowing therapy to fit into busy lives and to continue through transitions and shifting needs.