About Shantonia
Shantonia Lewis is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has four years of professional experience and practises using a Person-Centred approach, often called Client-Centred Therapy. She aims to make the first steps into counselling as straightforward as possible.
Shantonia focuses on common difficulties such as stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps people who are coping with grief, low self-esteem, motivation problems and life changes. Sessions centre on what matters most to each person and move at a pace they feel comfortable with.
How Shantonia works
Her work often touches on relationship and parenting worries, family problems and issues that come with separation or blended households. Additional areas she addresses include body image, caregiver stress, fatherhood concerns, jealousy, guilt and shame. Shantonia pays attention to how attachment and social anxiety can affect daily life.
In sessions she creates a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through feelings and make sense of difficult events. Conversations are practical and focused on small steps that fit into everyday life. She encourages people to notice changes and try new ways of coping between meetings.
Shantonia offers video, phone and messaging options to suit different needs. She works in English and conducts work with adults and young people, supporting each person to set clear goals and track progress over time.
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What Shantonia works with
The areas below are the ones Shantonia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Client-Centred care online and practical session options
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client’s lead to help them understand feelings and decide on next steps. This approach is useful for issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and general life transitions.Sessions may feel conversational and paced by the client, with the counsellor offering reflection and support rather than advice. That style helps people explore relationship and parenting worries, family-related stress and personal doubts in a gentle way. The therapist works collaboratively to find what best meets the client’s needs and goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and adapt their way of working based on the client’s preferences, goals and what feels most helpful. This is a joint process aimed at making counselling useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversational experience. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in fits into a work break. Live chat and text messaging suit those who prefer writing or need brief, on-the-go touchpoints. These formats make it easier to fit counselling into everyday life and keep momentum between sessions.
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