- 15 years experience
- Texas licensed LPC
- English language
About Shanteria
Shanteria Onyemem, LPC, helps people facing codependency, trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. She offers calm, practical support for depression, anger, grief, and relationship struggles. Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people feel steadier in day-to-day life.
Shanteria keeps sessions focused on what the person needs now. She listens without judgment and uses steps clients can try between meetings. Conversations often cover coping skills, managing strong emotions, and improving communication in close relationships.
Her background includes 15 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. That experience includes work with people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving stress, addictions, and career pressures. She draws on several evidence-informed approaches to match the work to each person’s situation.
Sessions blend short-term goal work with deeper reflection when useful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Client-Centered methods create space for people to tell their stories and decide what feels right for them.
Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas can be added when exploring emotions and patterns that repeat over time. Throughout, the focus is on practical change - feeling more capable, sleeping better, and handling tough conversations with less overwhelm.
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on giving the person space to tell their story and make choices about goals. This approach helps when someone needs validation and wants a collaborator rather than direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and tests new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress in daily life.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps identify and name emotions and the patterns that affect close connections. It can support people working on intimacy-related issues and relationship patterns that feel stuck.
Choosing an approach is usually a shared process. The therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Clients can shift focus over time as new goals emerge.
Confirm the specific online session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some formats also use less bandwidth or no camera, which can suit people who need a lighter technical setup.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Shanteria address?
She supports people with trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, codependency, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, and many other concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are compassionate and practical. Conversations focus on coping skills, emotion regulation, and steps clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Shanteria has 15 years of experience working as a clinician in mental health settings and private practice.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as TX LPC, and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options with the provider before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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