Shanteria Onyemem
Compassionate clinician guiding practical change
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Trauma and abuse, Anger, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Shanteria
Shanteria Onyemem is an LPC based in Texas who helps people manage a wide range of emotional and practical concerns.
Background and approach
She focuses on issues such as trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, relationship and family difficulties, grief, self-esteem, anger, intimacy-related struggles, sleep problems, career challenges, and bipolar disorder, along with related areas like abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, and recovery from domestic violence.
Her style blends empathy with practical strategies drawn from multiple therapeutic traditions. Sessions emphasize collaboration and skill-building, with tools to address unhelpful thinking patterns, regulate emotion, and strengthen interpersonal connections.
Mindfulness practices and psychodynamic reflection are woven in as helpful complements when exploring deeper themes and long-standing patterns. With 15 years of clinical experience, Onyemem draws on client-centered principles to create a respectful, individualized process.
She works with English-speaking clients across Texas and accepts international clients, offering a range of session formats to fit different lifestyles and needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the client's experiences and goals guide the work; online sessions use that stance to help people explore feelings and priorities while shaping treatment to their needs.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides practical tools for identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed through video or messaging to track progress and reinforce new skills.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people recognize and shift patterns in close relationships by exploring emotional responses and communication; this approach can be applied remotely to support repairs in connection and to develop more supported interactions.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with clients to match methods to their goals, preferences, and life context. That collaborative exploration helps determine whether more skills-based work, deeper exploration, or a mix of both is most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility for varied schedules and life demands by providing video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while practicing techniques in real time and checking in between appointments, supporting therapeutic progress even when in-person sessions are not feasible.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
What credentials and geographic location are listed?
Can people who live outside the US work with this therapist?
Which session formats are offered for online work?
How is cost handled for therapy with this clinician?
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English