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Online therapist

Shanteria Onyemem

Compassionate support for life's hard moments

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Shanteria

Shanteria Onyemem is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people coping with trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, and relationship or family concerns. She offers straightforward support for issues like low self-esteem, grief, anger, intimacy-related problems, and major life changes. Her tone is practical and humane, aimed at parents and caregivers looking for clear, usable help.

She uses approaches that focus on the person and their present experience.

Background and approach

Sessions emphasize understanding feelings, learning new coping skills, and making small, concrete changes that reduce daily strain. She blends talk-based work with skills practice so clients can try things between meetings. With 15 years of experience, Onyemem draws from several well-researched methods.

These include client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, emotion-focused work to map difficult relationship patterns, mindfulness strategies to reduce reactivity, and psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns from the past that still matter today. People meeting with her can expect a calm and attentive presence, clear goals, and practical steps tailored to their situation.

She explains tools in plain language and checks in on how things are going. Care plans are adjusted over time based on what helps. She provides services in English and offers online options for flexible scheduling.

Her practice notes that session access and pricing vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people find their own solutions. It is useful when someone needs a space to sort through feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, concentrates on mapping emotional responses in relationships and can help when patterns of disconnection or repeated conflict are present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit those goals. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, so clients are active partners in shaping the process.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits for busy families and individuals. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions work when video is not possible, and live chat or text-based messaging give options for quick check-ins or shorter exchanges. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing school, work, and caregiving responsibilities.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, grieving, relationship and family issues, self-esteem concerns, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and practical. She listens closely, helps set clear goals, and teaches skills you can use between sessions.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns using multiple approaches.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, TX LPC 86422, practicing from Texas.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers sessions for people outside the U.S.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a time based on therapist availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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