Shantel Hams, LPC

Shantel Hams is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with eight years of experience based in Missouri. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship concerns, and life changes. Social anxiety and phobia are included among the issues she addresses.

Shantel focuses on straightforward, practical conversations that clarify what is happening and why it matters. Sessions look at patterns that keep problems going and introduce simple tools to manage symptoms like panic, low mood, or overwhelming stress. She helps people make sense of relationship conflicts, attachment concerns, and feelings such as guilt, shame, or isolation.

Her approach is collaborative: clients and therapist set goals together and choose steps that fit daily life. For someone dealing with separation, control issues, or addiction, the work often involves learning new ways to communicate and handle cravings or strong emotions. For trauma and loss, sessions include pacing that honors what feels tolerable while building coping skills.

Shantel also works with midlife struggles, questions of life purpose, and patterns of impulsivity. She supports those managing panic attacks, mood disorder symptoms, and post-traumatic stress by teaching grounding and regulation techniques that can be used outside the therapy hour.

Practical matters such as scheduling, cost, and how to begin are handled through an online matching and booking process. Sessions and the pace of work are shaped by the person’s needs and goals rather than a fixed agenda.

Approaches used and how online sessions are handled