About Dhruti
Dhruti Shah is a licensed counselor who uses evidence-based methods alongside mindful practices to help people facing anxiety and stress. She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and brings seven years of clinical experience to her work in Kansas. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered listening in sessions.
Mindfulness and elements from Eastern practices, like basic yoga breathing, are offered when helpful. The focus is on practical steps a person can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Dhruti helps people manage depression, anxiety, grief, and addiction concerns. She also supports those dealing with trauma, sleeping or eating difficulties, anger, and low self-esteem. Other areas she addresses include caregiver stress, codependency, attachment and abandonment issues, dissociation, and mood concerns such as bipolar symptoms.
Sessions are available in English, Gujarati, and Hindi, and she accepts international clients. She offers several online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth.
Conversations focus on what is bothering someone now, and on building small, manageable skills. People who want to start are invited to pick a time and try a first session to see whether the approach feels right for them.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It focuses on small committed steps toward what matters, which can be practiced between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is structured and problem-focused. It breaks worries and behaviors into parts and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful patterns. Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathic listening and the therapist's acceptance; this creates space for people to tell their story and find their own solutions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try techniques in early sessions, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That way the therapy fits the person rather than the other way around.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offers flexibility for different needs. Video works well for hands-on skill practice and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, frequent check-ins and written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine while using the selected approaches to address anxiety, stress, trauma, and other concerns.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Kansas
- Languages
- English, Gujarati, Hindi
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