About Shaketha
Dr. Shaketha Blankenship is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the daily strains of life.
Her approach aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where people feel heard and encouraged to move forward. She uses several practical therapy styles to meet each person's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them.
How Shaketha works
Client-centered work gives space for people to steer the conversation and be heard. Solution-focused methods look for small, doable steps that lead to change. Sessions concentrate on real-life problems like relationship challenges, parenting strains, career stress, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, and ADHD.
Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on skills people can use between sessions. The therapist works to help clients identify strengths and build on them. Dr.
Blankenship encourages mindfulness practices when they fit the goal, teaching simple skills to calm the body and steady attention. She also helps people clarify values and decide what matters most, so actions match priorities. Her style blends support with practical guidance to move toward measurable improvements.
People who prefer clear steps, empathic listening, and skill-based practice may find her approach helpful. The focus is on helping each person develop tools that fit their life and keep making progress over time.
Shaketha lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Shaketha works with
The areas below are the ones Shaketha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How online methods support ACT and mindfulness work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. In short sessions this looks like identifying what matters, noticing thoughts without getting stuck, and planning small steps toward meaningful goals. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Those practices can be taught and practiced in sessions and between appointments to manage anxiety, stress, and grief.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and daily routines. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays focused and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills training and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels uncomfortable. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick check-ins, brief coaching, or support between sessions. These options make it possible to fit therapy into busy schedules, manage sessions from different locations within the same state, and keep progress moving even when life is full.
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