Shantelle Wells

Shantelle Wells is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and isolation or loneliness. She aims to create a calm space where people can be honest about hard feelings and start to make practical changes.

She brings 18 years of experience in mental health to sessions. Her style is straightforward and warm. She focuses on meeting people where they are and working step by step. In practical terms that means talking through current problems, identifying small changes, and building coping skills that fit everyday life.

Shantelle draws on attachment-focused work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep the conversation focused on what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas help break unhelpful thinking and replace it with more useful decisions. Solution-focused tools are used to set goals and notice progress quickly.

Clients can expect a collaborative approach. Shantelle emphasizes tolerating discomfort as part of growth and supports people while they try new ways of responding. She avoids jargon and aims for clear, doable steps.

If you are dealing with loneliness, trauma, life transitions, or ongoing stress, she helps people rebuild a sense of hope and practical stability. To start, confirm current session options before booking and follow the site's intake steps.

How her approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and patterns. In short, it helps people understand why they react the way they do and find new ways to connect that reduce isolation and conflict.

Client-Centered Therapy puts the client's perspective at the center. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change, with the therapist listening carefully and reflecting back what matters most. This approach is useful for building self-understanding and confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust them over time.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or make sessions possible when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to work well in remote sessions, focusing on steady progress, skills practice, and concrete next steps.