Therapy to help
teens, young adults, and parents trade pressure for presence.
Helping high-achievers feel less overwhelmed and more balanced. In-person therapy in Lake Oswego, OR, or online across Oregon, Washington, & most states through PSYPACT.
Flexible in-person & online therapy for teens, young adults & parents
Evening & weekend sessions that work around busy school & work lives
conveniently located in downtown Lake Oswego
"I'm fine. I just have a lot going on."
You’ve heard some version of this more than once, and part of you wants to believe it while another part isn’t so sure.
In a community where everyone’s pushing hard, it’s hard to tell the teens who are thriving from the ones who are anxious, depressed, or barely holding on.
Little setbacks start to feel huge, and keeping up at school, with friends, and with family is exhausting.
We help teens, young adults, and parents in Lake Oswego slow things down and build a healthier relationship with pressure, feelings, and self-worth.
Dr. Shannon Odell
Psychologist
“So many of the people we work with are used to functioning at a high level while struggling underneath. They're thoughtful, capable, and holding far more than anyone around them realizes."
Our work is grounded in strong clinical training and real human connection, and we believe good therapy should feel thoughtful, collaborative, and tuned in to the realities of modern family life.
Shannon Odell, PsyD | Therapy in Lake Oswego, OR
Therapy Services
We believe people make real progress when they feel understood and have room to think clearly, not when they’re rushed. We help teens, adults, and parents find more sustainable ways through their struggles.
Tween & Teen Therapy
Helping tweens and teens carry pressure, perfectionism, and anxiety they can't name.
Young Adult Therapy
Find your footing through transitions, identity, and the pressure of adulthood.
Parent Support
Find clarity, connection, and steadiness for you and your child during this season.
Anxiety Therapy
Quiet a mind that won't slow down, even when everything looks fine on paper.
Perfectionism & Performance Stress Therapy
Ease the pressure that builds around school, sports, and the need to be the best.
Therapy for Life Transitions
Move through big changes like break-ups, college, and first jobs with steadiness.
Depression Therapy
Lift that heavy, flat, running-on-empty feeling so it stops being the baseline.
Family Conflict Therapy
Turn the tension at home into more understanding and less friction for everyone.
Therapy for Chronic
Pain & Illness
Trained in pediatric chronic pain, I help you manage its emotional toll on you.
Shannon Odell, PsyD | Therapy in Lake Oswego, OR
Frequently Asked Questions
What are your fees?
- Dr. Shannon Odell (PsyD): $230 per 50 minute session.
- Associate Therapists: $160 per 50 minute session
- Consultation: Free 15 minute phone or Zoom consultation
- Sessions fees are the same whether in-person in Lake Oswego or online across Oregon, Washington, and most PSYPACT states. We’re happy to talk through what’s involved when we connect for your free consult.
Do you take insurance?
No, Dr. Shannon Odell and her associates are out of network providers and do not accept insurance directly. However, we do provide superbills if you’d like to submit to your insurer for out-of-network benefits.
What is therapy with you actually like?
Therapy in with us in Lake Oswego and online is thoughtful, conversational, and connected to the realities of daily life. We work well with teens and young adults who are experiencing all kinds of issues, and we specialize in working with stress, family dynamics, school pressure, or a hard decision.
Our approach is warm and engaged, and honest and direct when that’s what helps. I tend to work well with teens, young adults, parents, and athletes who are reflective or carrying a lot internally, even when they look “fine” on the outside.
How do I know if therapy is right for me or my child?
A lot of people assume therapy is only for a full-blown crisis, but most of the families I see reach out long before things get there. It can help when stress, anxiety, conflict, a big transition, or the same patterns start wearing on everyday life, even when you’re technically still holding it together.
With kids and teens, that might look like more anxiety, irritability, or perfectionism, pulling away, school stress, or tension at home. For adults and parents, it’s often the sense that life has started to feel like too much to carry alone.
You don’t need to have it all figured out first. That’s what a free consult is for: a low-pressure conversation to see if we’re a good fit. We can meet in person in Lake Oswego or online across Oregon and Washington.
Do you work with parents who are struggling themselves?
Yes. Many of the parents we see in Lake Oswego, Dunthorp, and West Linn are carrying an enormous amount behind the scenes: stress, guilt, anxiety, exhaustion, the constant sense they’re supposed to hold everything together. Therapy offers space to slow down, think clearly, and have an hour that’s simply theirs. We don’t believe struggling parents are failing parents; usually, they’re people caring for others while carrying too much themselves.
How often will I need to come to therapy?
It depends on you, your goals, and how much you’re carrying right now. A lot of our clients (teens, young adults, and parents) start with weekly sessions, especially early on, because that steady rhythm helps us build trust, find some momentum, and get a clearer picture of what’s actually driving the pressure. Others begin every other week, whether that’s a better fit developmentally, easier on a packed schedule, or just where my availability lands.
Therapy with us isn’t meant to feel rigid or one-size-fits-all, so we’ll check in along the way and adjust to whatever feels most supportive and sustainable. Whether you’re coming in person here in Lake Oswego or meeting online from anywhere in Oregon or Washington, we’ll find a pace that works for your real life.
Do you work with young adults?
Yes, this is a big part of who we see both in person in Lake Oswego and online. Young adulthood is that messy in-between stretch from the teen years into your twenties (and honestly, sometimes right up to 30), and it can bring a lot of uncertainty, pressure, and change, even when things look like they’re going well.
A lot of the young adults we work with come in feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, burned out, or unsure who they are outside of grades, expectations, and everyone else’s needs. Others are wrestling with relationships, family stuff, figuring out their identity, navigating a big transition, or just the pressure to have it all figured out already.
Young adult therapy is a space to understand yourself better, build healthier patterns, and move through this stage with more clarity and steadiness. Our approach is thoughtful and engaged, grounded in what life actually looks like for young adults right now, not rigid ideas about what you “should” be doing.
How can parents support an overwhelmed teen or young adult?
Most parents genuinely want to help, but it’s hard to know how to show up for your teen or young adult without accidentally adding more pressure or starting another argument. And in a lot of families, stress quietly organizes itself around performing, staying productive, or just avoiding the hard feelings altogether.
Usually, it starts with slowing down. Leaning into connection. Giving your teen room to feel understood before they feel corrected or “fixed.” That’s often where things start to shift.
That’s also where I come in. My parent support sessions help families communicate better, ease some of the tension at home, and make sense of what’s fueling your teen’s distress, so you’re not left guessing or carrying it all on your own.
Shannon Odell, PsyD
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We offer in-person therapy in Lake Oswego and online therapy across Oregon, Washington, & most states through PSYPACT.