About Shobana
Shobana Shanmugavelayutham is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois. She brings five years of clinical experience and focuses on common concerns like stress and anxiety, grief and loss, depression, and challenges with self-esteem. She approaches work with people who want practical help and steady support.
She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and builds on each person's strengths. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps.
Background and approach
That can mean practicing new ways to cope with overwhelming moments or trying different behaviors between sessions. Shobana uses a mix of approaches depending on what a person needs. She draws from acceptance and commitment strategies when people are stuck in painful thoughts.
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment-informed ideas and emotionally-focused work guide conversations about close relationships and strong feelings. In sessions she talks plainly and keeps goals realistic.
People can expect a collaborative tone and practical tools to try between meetings. She also attends to cultural and immigration-related concerns when those are part of the story. Her practice includes support for issues such as addictions, anger, coping with life changes, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and attention differences like ADHD.
Sessions are offered in English and can take place online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Approach and online therapy options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting driven by them and then focus on values-based action; it can be useful for anxiety and when avoidance is keeping someone stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns, which often helps with anxiety and depression. Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas guide work around close relationships and strong emotions, helping people better understand patterns in how they connect with others.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good shorter option or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit brief moments into a busy day. These options make it simpler to schedule regular support around work, school, or caregiving commitments.
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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