Shantelle Wells, LCPC, LPC - Therapist in Missouri

About Shantelle

Shantelle Wells is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, grief, and trauma. She brings 18 years of experience and a calm, down-to-earth manner to sessions. Shantelle aims to create a place where people can be honest about what’s hard and begin to rebuild a sense of balance.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps set clear, manageable goals.

Background and approach

Sessions often focus on small steps that add up over time. She encourages facing uncomfortable feelings while keeping the work grounded and doable. Shantelle uses techniques from attachment-based work to look at how past bonds affect today's relationships.

She also applies cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Solution-focused methods are used to set short-term goals and measure progress. People come to her for common struggles such as parenting stress, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and issues around trust and abandonment.

She also addresses anger, low self-esteem, panic, and post-traumatic stress in practical ways that fit everyday life. Shantelle holds licensure in Missouri and Kansas and offers services by video, phone, chat, and text. She meets clients where they are and works at a pace that feels right for each person.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and feelings of safety. Online sessions using this approach can help people notice patterns in connection and make new, healthier ways of relating to others.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In remote sessions CBT tools like thought tracking and small behavioral experiments are used to reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood over time.

Finding the right method is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and day-to-day needs, then try approaches that fit. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust tactics based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people keep visual contact when that matters. Phone sessions can be easier when schedules are tight. Live chat and text messaging can support check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reflection between longer visits. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into parenting, work, and other responsibilities while still working toward change.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Shantelle address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and compassion fatigue among other related challenges.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, helps set manageable goals, and focuses on practical next steps.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 18 years of experience in the mental health field, bringing long-term practice to a variety of concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds LCPC and LPC credentials with license numbers KS LCPC 03158 and MO LPC 2018027693 and practices out of Missouri.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 18 years
Licensed: Missouri, Kansas
Languages: English

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