Jennifer Shannon, MFT
Co-Founder
Clinical Director

Jennifer has over 20 years of experience  working with children, teens and adults.  She is a cognitive-behavioral therapist  specializing in  Anxiety Disorders, including Social Anxiety (extreme shyness), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Separation Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Phobias, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. She also treats insomnia.

Jennifer Shannon is a Certified Diplomat of The Academy of Cognitive Therapy and is a member of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, the Association For Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation.

To keep abreast of latest research and treatment approaches, Jennifer regularly attends local and international CBT conferences and seminars.  Jennifer also consults with masters in the field, including Christine Padesky, Jacqueline Persons, and Michael Tompkins. To complement her twenty years experience, Jennifer has advanced training in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and is a graduate of the Behavior Therapy Institute.

Litsa Tanner, MFT
Co-Founder
Programs Director

Litsa has been using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for over ten years. Litsa treats children, teens, and adults. She currently specializes in the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Separation Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Socail Anxiety, and habit disorders such as trichotillomania and skin-picking. In addition, Litsa specializes in the treatment of major behavior problems in young children using parent-child interaction therapy.

Litsa received advanced training in the treatment of OCD from Drs Paul and Arna Munford, and was a clinical staff member at the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center for OCD & Anxiety. In order to provide competent and skilled services informed by the latest research, Litsa regularly attends CBT workshops and other training opportunities specific to her specialties, as well as consults regularly with other therapists and experts in the field including Jacqueline Persons, Ph.D.

Litsa is a member of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, the Trichotillomania Learning Center, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.