About Roy
Roy Sheneman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 30 years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, self-esteem, and career matters. Roy aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person's pace.
He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through feelings and worries. Sessions often start with a clear focus on what matters most to the client and small, doable goals.
How Roy works
Roy favors straightforward conversations that lead to real changes in day-to-day life. Roy uses approaches that help people understand and shift patterns that cause pain. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
He also uses Client-Centered methods to keep the client's experience central to each session. For people wanting short-term direction, Solution-Focused Therapy can produce specific next steps and early wins. Internal Family Systems is available for those who want to understand inner parts and how they influence feelings and choices.
Roy works with common life challenges such as caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, family of origin issues, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, men's issues, midlife transitions, money stress, sexuality, workplace problems, and young adult issues. He helps people break big problems into smaller tasks and moves at a pace that feels right for each person.
Roy lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Roy works with
The areas below are the ones Roy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Roy uses Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize each person's experience and values. This approach focuses on listening, understanding, and letting clients guide the topics they want to work on. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk about stress, relationships, or life changes.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more constructive patterns. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, so it often fits well into short-term online sessions for anxiety, workplace stress, or self-esteem work.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Roy will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different techniques. Together they decide whether to focus on understanding inner parts, changing thoughts and behaviors, or setting solution-focused steps.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not desired. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, quick problem-solving, or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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