About Shantelle
Shantelle Wells is a licensed counselor with nearly two decades of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, depression, grief, trauma, and parenting challenges. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices from Missouri. Shantelle aims to meet people where they are and help them regain hope and calm in everyday life.
Her approach is warm and straightforward. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps. She encourages people to try small changes that feel hard at first so larger change can follow.
How Shantelle works
She frames therapy as a collaborative process rather than a lecture. Shantelle draws on Attachment-Based work to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. She uses Client-Centered methods to follow each person's pace and priorities.
Cognitive Behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thinking and build new patterns of behavior. People come to her for a wide range of struggles, including panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, codependency, communication problems, and feelings of isolation or guilt. She also supports those dealing with divorce, domestic violence, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions typically blend talking, practical skills, and small homework tasks to reinforce progress. Her style is empathetic and goal-focused. She invites honest conversation and helps people try new ways of coping.
Shantelle works to restore a sense of control, purpose, and well-being one step at a time.
Shantelle lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Shantelle works with
The areas below are the ones Shantelle 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
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCPC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape how people relate now. It helps when trust, closeness, or fear of abandonment get in the way of current relationships. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience and pacing; the therapist follows the client's lead, listening deeply and reflecting what matters most to them.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose and adjust methods over time so the plan fits changing needs.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people read facial cues and have richer conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or times when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try methods that match daily routines.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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