- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions and trauma
- Life changes
About Shantel
Shantel Hams is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, and relationship concerns. She also pays attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment, communication problems, control issues, and questions about life purpose.
Shantel works in a straightforward, collaborative way. Sessions involve talking through recent problems and past experiences that still affect daily life. She helps clients break down difficult feelings into practical steps and builds small, manageable skills to cope with panic, mood changes, or impulses.
Sessions often include looking at how relationships and attachment patterns shape current reactions. When trauma or past abuse is part of the picture, she helps people understand those links and reduce their impact on everyday functioning. For those dealing with addiction, the focus is on patterns of behavior, triggers, and rebuilding routines that support healthier choices.
She also supports people facing big life changes such as divorce, job shifts, or a midlife reassessment of purpose. Conversation can move from identifying values to experimenting with new habits and ways of relating to others. The aim is practical progress rather than quick fixes.
Shantel offers therapy in English and practices in Missouri. Before booking, prospective clients should confirm current session options and scheduling details using the platform's matching and scheduling tools.
Approaches and how online sessions support practical change
Shantel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on present-day symptoms and coping skills. Cognitive-focused methods help identify and change thought patterns that fuel anxiety, panic, or depressive moods; these techniques teach ways to notice unhelpful thoughts and test them against current reality.Behavioral strategies are used to shift routines and responses. That can include exposure steps for social anxiety or panic, or behavior changes to interrupt addictive patterns. These steps are concrete and measurable, which helps track progress between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, history, and daily demands. That conversation guides whether more skills-based work or deeper trauma-informed exploration is most useful.
Session formats should be confirmed before booking since the original biography does not list specific formats. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments during a lunch break or between commitments. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and can reduce the time cost of attending sessions, which helps keep steady momentum toward practical changes.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment, communication, guilt, and questions about life purpose.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
She takes a collaborative, down-to-earth approach that looks at current problems and past experiences. The work focuses on practical steps and building skills to manage emotions and behaviors.
What is her clinical experience?
She has eight years of experience working in counseling and related clinical settings. That experience includes work with mood disorders, panic, post-traumatic stress, and addiction-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Prospective clients should confirm location and eligibility before scheduling.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing details are provided through the platform during enrollment.
What do I do to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform's scheduling tools.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.