Meet Shannon Brown | Relationship coach & therapist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Shannon Brown and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Shannon, can you talk to us a bit about the social impact of your business?
My business is all about helping people, especially relationships. I strongly believe that if we have emotionally connected relationships in our life, we are healthier, more productive, and overall have more joy in our life. The opposite is also true, when we do not have those close connected relationships, we are sad, we are lonely, and overall not as healthy. I also believe that when we have healthy relationships, that has a ripple effect on the whole world.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I started my journey as a mental health professional back in 1997 when I decided to go back to school for my masters degree in marriage and family therapy. The program was long and arduous, but extremely satisfying. After a 3 1/2 year program, I spent many years working with the seriously mentally ill population. It was difficult, but loved knowing I was doing something for such a vulnerable and often overlooked population. I eventually transitioned into my own private practice in 2007. Since that time, I have grown professionally as well as personally and along the way narrowed my scope. I now want to mainly focus on couples, especially those that are struggling after infidelity. I am extremely passionate about relationships and especially keeping romantic relationships together. I strongly believe that if there are two people wanting to stay together and are willing to look deeply at self and other and make significant changes, anything can happen. I’ve seen it over and over in my journey working with couples. I think what makes me unique is that I don’t just work with one person in the relationship, I work with both and treat them both equally with respect and dignity. Just because someone has cheated, does not make them a bad person. I think it’s important to get to the deep rooted issues and take on the challenge of being transformed. I also believe, because I’ve seen it over and over, that relationships can be even stronger after going through the recovery process after an affair.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
First we would stay a couple nights in one of the amazing resorts in Scottsdale. We would go shopping at Kierland, drink wine at Cooper’s Hawk, and maybe grab lunch at culinary dropout. We would then go check out Lake Pleasant, eat lunch at Dillons, and maybe do a sunset dinner boat tour on the lake. If my friend was up for it, we would go on a hot air balloon ride as well as hike some of the mountains around West Wing.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Definitely my mom. She herself was a go-getter in her day, having had many accomplishments. She has an entrepreneurial heart and she has always had my back with starting my businesses. She’s been my number one supporter!

Website: ReconnectedRelationship.com

Instagram: Reconnected_relationship

Image Credits
Cindy Brown