About Shawana
Shawana Porter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina with 15 years of experience. She draws on years in hospitals, correctional settings, and mental health facilities to guide people through hard moments. Shawana uses clear, direct conversation to help clients get through what feels overwhelming.
She helps people who are dealing with depression, stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those facing relationship concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and life transitions.
How Shawana works
Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, sexual assault and abuse, and challenges common to young adults. In sessions she aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can tell their story and decide the next steps. Her work often includes practical tools and exercises people can use between meetings.
Shawana emphasizes collaboration so clients remain in charge of their goals. Her background in different clinical settings informs an adaptable style that fits a range of needs. She combines structured techniques with attentive listening to address immediate problems and build longer term skills.
The tone in the room tends to be straightforward, warm, and focused on what will help most right now. People who want hands-on strategies and steady support find her approach useful. She encourages small, manageable changes and helps clients track progress along the way.
What Shawana works with
The areas below are the ones Shawana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Shawana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to problems and then practice new ways of responding to stress, anxiety, or depression. Mindfulness-based techniques teach simple attention skills that reduce reactivity and help with emotion regulation during upsetting moments. Client-centered principles guide the work as well, centering the client's goals and pacing so each person shapes their path in therapy.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Shawana collaborates with clients to decide what methods fit best for their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. She adapts tools over time and checks in to make sure the plan remains useful and relevant.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and demonstrations of techniques, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, progress updates, or when writing helps people organize thoughts. These options help clients fit therapy into busy lives and maintain consistent contact with a licensed professional.
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