- Attachment based work
- Thought restructuring
- Practical problem steps
About Shantelle
Shantelle Wells is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 18 years of experience. She practices in Missouri and supports adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, grief, and problems like guilt and shame.
She works in a direct, person-centered way. Conversations focus on what feels hard now and what a client wants to change. She encourages getting comfortable with discomfort as part of making different choices. Sessions invite honest talk about difficult memories, mistakes, or hard feelings without judgment.
Shantelle uses methods grounded in attachment work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, and solution-focused steps. That means she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings, listens to the person in front of her, helps name unhelpful thoughts, and looks for small, practical changes to try between sessions.
Her approach tends to be straightforward and practical. She helps people break problems into manageable pieces. Conversations often include checking patterns, practicing new ways of responding, and experimenting with different coping strategies.
Shantelle has worked across community and clinical settings for nearly two decades. She draws on that variety of experience when helping with trauma, parenting stress, career pressures, and complex emotional reactions. The focus is on clear steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
How her approaches translate to online work
Shantelle often draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral therapy in her online work. Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions and can help with trust, abandonment, and patterns that feed guilt. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and practicing different responses to reduce anxiety and shame.Choosing the right approach is something she does together with the client. She listens to current worries, goals, and what has or has not helped before, and then suggests methods to try. Sessions can shift over time as different problems or goals come up so the plan evolves collaboratively.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit conversations into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can use video for face-to-face interaction or phone when bandwidth or a quieter setup is preferable, helping sessions fit into everyday life without forcing major schedule changes.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Missouri, Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Shantelle works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and related concerns such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses client-centered talking, attachment ideas, and cognitive approaches to name feelings and test unhelpful thoughts. Work includes gentle challenges to patterns and practical steps to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience in the mental health field, bringing work from multiple community and clinical settings to her sessions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices in Missouri. The LCPC is listed along with the LPC as provided in her profile.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.