Post-Master's Mental Health Counselor
Shannon Kang
Trans-Affirming Therapist for Neurodivergent & LGBTQIA+ Young Adults & Middle-Aged
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Licensure: LCSW
Location: MA
Languages: English and Chinese Mandarin
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Sliding Scale: Yes
Insurance: Aetna, BCBS, Medicaid, NHP, Tufts, United Student Health Resources, UHC
About Shannon
My name is Shannon Kang (She/Her), and I am a queer Taiwanese American woman, a veteran, and a survivor of institutional harm. My time in the military left me with both visible and invisible injuries, and I now identify as disabled and neurodivergent. These lived experiences have deeply shaped how I move through the world and how I approach care, advocacy, and collective healing. I’ve come to understand liberation as something not just political, but relational, rooted in how we honour grief, hold space, and disrupt harm within and across our communities. At the same time, I recognise that I hold privilege as a cis East Asian woman who is not Black or Brown, and I remain committed to ongoing unlearning and accountability in spaces where colourism, anti-Blackness, and settler complicity often go unnamed. I am drawn to this collective because it centres the intersectional wisdom of QTBIPOC lives, and because I believe liberation is not something we imagine alone; it is something we practice together.
Specialties
ADHD
Anxiety
LGBQ+ (sexuality)
Transgender people
Depression
School issues
Self-Esteem/Worth/Compassion
Social Anxiety
Suicidal Thoughts
Gender Identity
Dysphoria
Euphoria Gender Nonbinary
Non-conforming, queer, expansive, or agender people
Gender-affirming care letter writing for Transgender People
Intersex people
Life Transitions
Midlife Stress
Neurodivergence
Panic
Political & Climate Stress
Polyamory/Non-Monogamy/Open Relationships,
Asexuality
Aromantic
Gray, Demi
ACE Spectrum
Autism Spectrum
Bipolar Patterns
Body Image, Body Dysmorphia, Body Neutrality and Acceptance, Body Positive
Career, Coaching Career, Counseling
Climate Anxiety
First Responders
Areas of Focus
Ecological, Climate & Animal Justice
Fat Liberation
Free Gender-Affirming Care Letter Provider for Transgender People (fully pro-bono process)
Gender-Affirming Care Access Advocate (TGNB)
Gender-Affirming Care Knowledgable (TGNB)
HIV Ally
Neurodivergence Justice
Peer Support
Transgender Justice
Pet Loss and Complicated Grief
Compassion Fatigue
Modalities
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Autistic-Affirming or Centered Therapy
Compassion Focused
Culturally Responsive/Affirming
EMDR
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Mindfulness Based Therapy (including MBCT),
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Positive Psychology
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Strength-Based
Lived Experience
and Perspective
Autistic Person
Gender Nonbinary
Non-Conforming, Queer, Expansive, or Agender
LGBQ+ Sexuality
Man or Masc
Neurodivergent Person
Older Adult
Transgender
White/European Diaspora
Why I Do This Work
I believe that every person has a purpose and a reason for being. I believe that we all instinctually know who we are supposed to be and how we are supposed to get there. Unfortunately, we often don't trust ourselves enough to follow what we know. I could quote a lot from Doctor Who, but I won't.
- Aaron C. Slusher
My Approach in Practice
I work with the person as a whole to help them live the life they want to live, I don't treat a diagnosis, I treat the individual.
What Clients Often Come to Me For
People often reach out when life feels heavy, layered, or difficult to put into words.
Figuring out who they are
Exploring identity and looking for a path through life that feels true to who they are, especially as neurodivergent and/or LGBTQIA+ young adults.
Navigating anxiety, depression, or self-esteem
While working through major life or career transitions.
Looking for connection outside the “normal box”
Embracing their uniqueness while recognizing they’re part of something larger.
Caregivers, activists, and organizers
Who spend so much energy caring for others that they need a space to be cared for themselves.
Clients can expect unconditional acceptance, sincere support, and occasionally
a little tough love.

