Dr. Sheila Sheftall Cannon is an American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certified physician who has practiced psychiatry for 31 years. She has fulfilled many roles as a psychiatrist including psychiatric consultant at Spelman College and other independent private practices and mental health clinics across the Metro-Atlanta area. After 31 years of practicing psychiatry and 19 years in private practice as owner of Cannon Cares Psychiatry,  Dr. Cannon has learned that mental healthcare must address the whole person. People who want to grow and change need tools to help them do so, and they must be committed to the process. 

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    Dr. Cannon knows that cookie-cutter approaches do not work, so she takes a unique approach, using counseling, coaching, and medication to develop treatment plans that are tailored to each patient’s needs. She believes that mental healthcare requires partnership with the patient: as she provides the tools, each patient must do their part to utilize and apply them. Dr. Cannon takes inspiration from the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. The journey is not always easy, but with commitment and determination, a beautiful transformation takes place.

 

“I am motivated to help patients who are committed to put in the work that is required to do better, feel better, and be better. Masking issues and simply writing prescriptions does not lead to transformation. I want to be a catalyst for positive and permanent change in people’s lives.”  - Dr. Sheila Cannon

 

     If you are in search of a psychiatrist who will partner with you to transform your life through mental healthcare, Dr. Cannon is the provider for you. She specializes in the treatment of Depression, Anxiety, ADHD/ADD, Bipolar Disorder, and Grief/Trauma. Her expertise in combination with her warmth and compassion creates an office environment that guarantees a productive, nurturing, and calming experience.