Shantele Weaver, LPC, LCMHC

Shantele Weaver is a licensed professional counselor who aims to help people coping with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, career strain, and compassion fatigue. She brings a direct, practical style and focuses on clear steps people can use between sessions. Shantele works in North Carolina and speaks English. Shantele uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs and goals. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide people toward values-based action and Client-Centered principles to keep sessions focused on the person's priorities. Her background includes four years of clinical work across different settings. That experience includes supporting people with housing instability, re-entry after incarceration, and caregiving stress. She has also worked with issues tied to aging such as cognitive decline and aging in place. In sessions she favors practical tools and short-term strategies alongside conversations about meaning and values. People can expect goal-focused work that still leaves space for their lived experience and choices. Shantele emphasizes collaboration and wants to help clients build skills they can use on their own. Her licenses are LPC and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Shantele encourages realistic steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes. If someone is ready to begin, she invites them to take the first step toward change.

How approach and access come together online

CBT helps people notice patterns in thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety going, then practices straightforward techniques to change those patterns. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and habits tied to addictions. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking action that matters, even when difficult feelings are present, which is helpful for grief, chronic stress, and motivation struggles.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That process can involve trying a practical skill, reflecting on values, or combining methods to see what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video isn't convenient, live chat for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging for short updates or reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, accommodate low-bandwidth situations, or use shorter formats when a quick check-in is the goal.