Angela Alderman-Shotton, LPC - Therapist in Oklahoma

Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Gottman Method

About Angela

Angela Alderman-Shotton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with 11 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Angela also addresses concerns like addiction, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, and parenting challenges.

Her work uses clear, practical conversation to help people sort through feelings and make plans they can try between sessions. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to listen and reflect, and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns that keep problems going. The Gottman Method and Motivational Interviewing also shape how she talks about relationships and motivation.

Angela pays attention to family and attachment issues, including abandonment, blended family concerns, codependency, and communication problems. She helps people navigate separation, divorce, fatherhood questions, caregiver stress, and family of origin wounds. Her approach respects the person sitting in front of her and focuses on what can change now.

Sessions emphasize practical steps and clearer communication. Clients can expect to identify small experiments, practice new interactions, and track what helps. Angela frames this work as collaborative problem-solving rather than a lecture.

She welcomes conversations about identity and LGBT concerns and supports people managing mood conditions such as bipolar disorder alongside other life stresses. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session using the site’s online options.

How her approaches shape online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and understood. The therapist reflects what a person says, which can help people clarify emotions and priorities during a session. This approach is useful when someone needs a listening space to sort through feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions often include step-by-step skills, short experiments to try between meetings, and tracking what changes. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Angela will discuss options and decide together which methods fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative choice may combine listening-focused work with concrete behavioral steps.

Please confirm the current online session options before booking, since formats are listed in the site scheduling flow. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, they can shorten travel time, allow quick check-ins during a break, or remove the need to be on camera when that helps. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques like CBT exercises and communication practice to virtual formats to keep progress moving forward.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Addictions LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issues Communication problems Control issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingImpulsivity Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issues Mood disorders Multicultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDParanoiaPersonality disordersSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-love SexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues Workplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

Oklahoma

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and self-esteem issues, plus grief, trauma, addictions, parenting and related concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends Client-Centered listening with practical CBT exercises and relationship work from the Gottman Method.

How much experience does she have?

She has 11 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and relational problems.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Oklahoma and practices there.

In what language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

Please confirm current session options before booking via the site’s scheduling flow, as formats are provided there.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start if I want to work with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.