- Client-centered focus
- Practical CBT techniques
- Emotion-focused work
About Shelia
Dr. Shelia Lumar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma, and addiction. She frames the first step toward change as a courageous act and offers steady support through that process.
Her approach starts from the belief that each person knows their own story best. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and follow the client’s priorities. She uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change day-to-day patterns.
She also brings in Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas when emotions and connections play a central role. Existential conversations come into play when people are wrestling with meaning, values, or major life transitions. Motivational Interviewing is used to help people clarify what they want and strengthen their own reasons for change.
Dr. Lumar works with people facing a wide range of concerns, including grief, parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, and codependency. She helps with specific focuses such as abandonment, attachment issues, blended family stress, and body image struggles. Her experience includes supporting those coping with natural or human-caused disasters and complex co-morbidity.
In sessions she emphasizes listening, collaboration, and practical steps you can try between meetings. She encourages clients to build on existing strengths while experimenting with new ways of relating, thinking, and behaving.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients feel understood. Online sessions can recreate that listening-first environment, allowing the therapist to follow what matters most to each person and set goals together.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses simple exercises to test new ways of thinking. In online work CBT often includes homework, mood tracking, and short skill-building between sessions to reinforce progress.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice, name, and work with strong emotions, especially in relation to important connections. Online conversations can still support emotional exploration and rehearsal of new ways to express needs and manage difficult feelings.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That collaborative process shapes whether more CBT skills, emotionally focused work, existential reflection, or motivational interviewing is emphasized.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into busy schedules, allow for brief check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also supports doing practical exercises and tracking between appointments so progress stays connected to everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, addictions, grief, parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, and career or life-change challenges.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is collaborative and listening-first. She uses client-centered work alongside CBT and emotionally focused approaches to match practical skills to personal goals.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns across clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in starting therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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