Shannon Hurley

BA - Intern, Counselor

“Shannon received her bachelor’s degree from Kean University and has been working in the field of addiction treatment and mental health for over 25 years now. She joined the Clarity team as a Counselling Intern while finishing her C.A.D.C. Shannon was born and raised here in NJ where she has spent the better part of her career as an advocate and a voice of empowerment for those affected by addiction.

Shannon’s career path began in mental health where she worked as the Substance Abuse Specialist to one of the first P.A.C.T. teams in the state and was Liaison to Ancora State Psychiatric Hospital. She moved over to addiction’s when Turning Point, Inc. started a Co-Occurring team and she was brought on for her experience working in Mental Health. Shannon also worked at Mrs. Wison’s Halfway House for Women where she had an opportunity to work with women, and soon became the Intake and Marketing Coordinator for the facility.

Shannon’s approach is strengths based and client centered. She works best in a team setting and believes in a humanistic approach stressing unconditional positive regard and describes herself as “a little bit Carl Rogers and a little bit Mr. Rogers”.