Angela Alderman-Shotton, LPC

Angela Alderman-Shotton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She focuses on clear goals and real-world strategies people can use between sessions. Her style is warm and collaborative while keeping sessions focused on what matters most to each person.

With 11 years of experience, Angela has supported people facing grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and major life changes. She also helps with self-esteem, intimacy-related worries, parenting strain, and career stress. Her work includes attention to family-of-origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, plus blended family and fatherhood challenges.

Angela draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered work, existential perspectives, motivational interviewing, and the Gottman Method to guide practical problem solving and clearer communication. She blends these approaches to match each person’s needs rather than using a single formula. Sessions aim to build coping skills, improve thinking patterns, and strengthen relationships.

People can expect straightforward conversations about patterns, choices, and next steps. Angela supports people through change with empathy and focused tools. She encourages small experiments between sessions so progress feels manageable and measurable.

To begin, she asks people to describe their main concern and goals. From there she helps set priorities and plans that fit day-to-day life in Oklahoma and beyond.

Approaches that guide online care

Angela uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and lift mood. CBT is practical and focuses on steps you can take between sessions to see improvement.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions center on the person’s experience and goals. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping clients find their own solutions rather than following a script.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Angela will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose methods and pace that feel manageable and relevant to daily life.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options let people fit therapy into work breaks, parenting schedules, or times when leaving home is difficult.