About Shaneka
Shaneka Boles is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She also supports those facing grief, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and relationship struggles. Her approach is direct and practical, aimed at helping people take the next step toward feeling better.
She keeps sessions focused and straightforward. Shaneka listens without judgment and helps people name what they are feeling. Together they set small goals that fit everyday life and build from there.
Background and approach
Shaneka uses methods drawn from Client-Centered Therapy and cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also incorporates EMDR when trauma memories are part of the problem. She explains techniques in plain terms and practices them at a pace the person is comfortable with.
Her work covers common life stresses such as parenting strain, communication problems, divorce and separation, and coping with loss. She also addresses issues like anger, low self-esteem, impulsivity, and isolation. Shaneka pays attention to how attachment and blended family dynamics affect current relationships.
With eight years of experience and a Master of Science and LPC credential, she draws on practical strategies and steady support. Sessions are offered in English and she sees people in Mississippi as well as international clients through online formats. The focus is on small, usable changes that help daily life feel more manageable.
Approaches for online work and practical support
Shaneka uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through feelings and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs to be heard and understood before making changes.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety and lift mood. CBT is useful for stress, worry, anger, and low self-esteem because it breaks problems into clear steps.
EMDR is offered when past traumatic memories continue to cause distress. That method involves guided processing of upsetting memories to reduce their emotional power and improve coping.
Choosing the right method is a shared process. Shaneka discusses goals, preferences, and the presenting concerns, and then suggests approaches to try together. She checks in and adapts the plan as the work moves forward.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for more in-depth work and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits better. Live chat and messaging allow ongoing support between sessions and quick, flexible check-ins that fit a busy day.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
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