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Online therapist

Dr. Shelia Lumar

Calm guidance for stress and life transitions

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

About Shelia

Dr. Shelia Lumar is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of practice in Texas. She focuses on supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and life adjustments.

She works from a respectful stance that treats each person as the expert on their own story. Seeking help is a brave step, and she aims to offer steady, practical support during that process. Her approach emphasizes clear goals and real tools.

Background and approach

She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on client-centered methods that center the person's own perspective and priorities rather than imposing solutions. Dr.

Lumar has worked across a wide range of concerns tied to relationships and family life, including intimacy-related issues, parenting, blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care matters, and caregiver stress. She also addresses attachment and commitment concerns, body image, and issues related to aging. Her experience includes trauma and abuse, and she applies trauma-focused ideas where they fit the person's needs.

Sessions are offered in English and are available in several online formats. The fee structure varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling follows the therapist's availability.

In sessions she aims to listen closely, set practical steps together, and adjust approaches as progress unfolds. The work is collaborative and paced to the person's comfort and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own perspective. The therapist listens closely, follows what matters most to the client, and helps people find their own solutions. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to make sense of life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers clear steps for testing and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name strong emotions and understand how those feelings affect close relationships. It can be useful for improving emotional connection and handling intimacy-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try out methods, and adjust as needed. Decisions about which methods to use are collaborative and based on what the person wants to accomplish.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in several formats: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy around busy schedules, reduce travel time, and maintain contact between sessions. The variety of formats supports different communication styles and practical needs.

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 concerns does she work with?
Dr. Lumar addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and a range of relationship and family-related concerns including parenting and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her style in sessions?
She combines listening with practical steps. Sessions focus on the person’s goals and use clear techniques to try new responses to problems.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional work experience and draws on that history when helping people navigate complicated life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Texas as TX LPC 65876.
Which languages and international arrangements are offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions provided?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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