Shanteria Onyemem, LPC

Shanteria Onyemem is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing trauma, anxiety, depression, anger, and problems with self-esteem. She supports those coping with life changes, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and stress. Sessions are offered in English and she also works with international clients.

Shanteria uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people identify unhelpful thinking and develop new coping skills. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered approaches, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas. In session she listens, asks clear questions, and offers tools clients can try between meetings.

Her style is warm and direct. She aims to make therapy feel understandable and useful right away. People often work on improving sleep, managing anger, addressing compulsive behaviors, or processing painful memories.

With 15 years of experience, Shanteria has supported clients through career stress, chronic illness, caregiver strain, blended family challenges, and issues around abandonment and attachment. She also helps people concerned about body image, eating issues, and compassion fatigue.

Therapy sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Fees vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Shanteria commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thinking patterns that feed anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behaviors, then practice new ways of responding. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive space where people can set the pace and focus of the work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when the main work involves understanding and shifting emotional responses in relationships.

Finding the best approach is part of the early work. She collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients and therapist decide together whether to emphasize skills practice, emotion processing, or exploratory work.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling easier for busy days and different time zones. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can suit brief check-ins or ongoing support, and video calls allow for deeper conversation and visual cues. These options help people fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or travel.