- ACT techniques
- CBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Shaiuana
Shaiuana Okoro is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship concerns, and issues linked to identity and intimacy. Her practice also includes support for people dealing with grief, parenting strain, career stress, and struggles with self-esteem and mood. She lists guilt and shame among her additional focus areas and addresses those feelings alongside trauma, abandonment, and isolation.
In sessions she uses practical, evidence-based methods. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and client-centered approaches. Those methods guide conversations about thoughts, behaviors, and values so clients can try different responses to old patterns.
Her style aims to make it straightforward to talk about difficult experiences such as sexual assault, self-harm thoughts, or long-standing patterns of shame. She works with people facing substance use and recovery-related challenges and with those navigating LGBTQ concerns. Sessions cover concrete skills as well as reflection on what matters most to the client.
People can expect a practical focus on coping skills, communication, and decision-making. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small changes in daily life. The approach balances learning new tools with examining how past harms affect current feelings.
Clients in Texas who prefer English can follow the listed steps to start a first session and complete a short questionnaire to match with her.
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for shame, guilt, anxiety, and life changes by emphasizing small behavioral steps tied to what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new, more helpful ways of thinking and behaving. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress where changing responses can reduce suffering. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of bodily signals and emotions, which can help with rumination and shame.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a client's needs, goals, and day-to-day circumstances. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and shifting focus if something isn't useful.
The original biography did not list specific online or in-person formats, so confirm available session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver skills training, guidance for coping with cravings or intrusive thoughts, and conversations about relationship or identity concerns while supporting practical changes in everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship issues, grief, intimacy concerns, and related areas including guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She combines ACT, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and client-centered methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns and practice new responses to those feelings.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of professional experience working with adults on mood, trauma, substance use, and identity-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credentialed in Texas and practices with that credential in the state.
Does she work in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.