Biography: Shannon C

I received my Master's degree in Social Work 9 years ago and my LCSW 6 years ago - time flies! I earn a living doing crisis intervention work in a large emergency room. My passion is individual therapy with children who have experienced trauma. However, this is such a draining endeavor, I can not devote the emotional energy that it would take to do it full time. So rather than do half a job with many children, I choose to do an amazing job with just a few for now. In work, I also enjoy providing clinical supervision to social workers new to the field. My family is small, so I have made a family out of my closest friends. It can be a little frightening in our culture to have a small family, as family are the ones who generally take care of the elderly. However, I have relationships that I feel will transcend these cultural norms and it will be my very best friends who will be by my side all the way through my life. I was born in Merced, California. I grew up in Sacramento, California and moved to Los Angeles, California as a young adult. I have been here for 16 years now! I can't believe it! My favorite place in the world is New York City. I know some people feel it is too chaotic and busy, but I feel a sense of calm when I am there like no other. I love the ability to be alone while surrounded by people. I have been watching Malika's intents on Twitter and finally decided to take this chance to share my intents and learn from others!