This workshop hosted by North San Diego County NAACP is designed to empower participants by exploring strategies and tools that prioritize mental wellness while honoring cultural traditions, personal needs, and collective support. This workshop offers a safe space to explore and strengthen mental health practices that celebrates multigenerational identities, stories and experiences while paving the way for lasting wellness and empowerment.
Dr. Shannon D. Morell is passionate about serving the community and offering her gifts and talents to support growth and empowerment. Originally from a small town of St. Francisville, Louisiana; she grew up involved in many ministries of the church and knew her calling was teaching and counseling the hurting and broken hearted. She is familiar with the impact of intimate partner violence, substance misuse, suicide behavior, and religiosity that can negatively impact homes and families. She has made it her life goal to bring awareness and education to churches and organizations to better equip them in being a safe place for those who are suffering.
Shannon is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and works as the Program Manager for Camp Pendleton’s Community Counseling Program that services our military community. She also is considered a Subject Matter Expert on suicide behavior and educations commands across the county. She spends her time training new clinicians. She has a private practice and is in the works of building a nonprofit “Ministry Women H.E.A.L.” that supports the healing and growing of women in ministry from trauma and unspoken deep seeded pains.
Shannon enlisted into the United States Navy at the age of 18, where she served as a journalist. After serving she received her Bachelors in Social Psychology, her Masters in Counseling Psychology, and recently her Doctorate in Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy.
Shannon has three sons: Ethan (22), Elijah (20), and Emmanuel (19). Who are her greatest gifts from God and whom she is quite proud of. She is also very transparent on the impact of divorce especially as a Christian and shares her own experience of growth, the affects of mental health on marriage, and healing after a 21 year marriage.
Her passion is helping people heal, be encouraged, and supporting the changing of their legacy for the better.
