About Shawnte'
Shawnte' Gates uses a person-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and related concerns. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - LCMHC practicing in North Carolina with ten years of experience. Shawnte' focuses on practical skills and steady support to help clients move forward.
She blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness to meet each person where they are. That means sessions focus on the client’s goals and daily life.
How Shawnte' works
Techniques include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, learning calming practices, and setting small, achievable steps. Shawnte' adapts work to each person’s cultural background and lifestyle. She pays attention to how identity and context shape problems like low self-esteem, addiction, or coping with life changes.
The approach is collaborative - therapist and client set clear goals and measure progress together. Practical areas Shawnte' addresses include sleep problems, anger, panic attacks, mood disorders, and challenges with intimacy or communication. She also supports people dealing with trauma, substance concerns, ADHD, and career-related stress.
Sessions include coaching-style work when clients want concrete tools for change. Her style is described as warm and supportive, aimed at creating a nonjudgmental space for honest conversation. Shawnte' helps clients build skills to manage emotions, repair relationships, and find clearer direction in life.
Shawnte' lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Shawnte' works with
The areas below are the ones Shawnte' 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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Shawnte' commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around the client’s goals, helping people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior, teaching concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or address panic attacks.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shawnte' will work together with each person to decide which methods fit best based on their goals, concerns, and daily routines. That collaborative decision can change as work progresses, with adjustments made to match what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and teaching new skills, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while still using the same therapeutic approaches.
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