About Therese
Therese Shumaker is an LPCC who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and eating concerns. She offers a calm, listening presence so clients can talk about what feels hard. Her approach aims to make daily life feel more manageable.
Therese works in a collaborative way. She listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Then she uses practical tools and short-term strategies alongside deeper conversations about underlying patterns.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses guilt, shame, and communication problems. She also helps people facing caregiver strain, chronic pain or illness, and the wear of isolation or loneliness. She guides people who want clearer life purpose, more self-love, or help quitting smoking and vaping.
Therese blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. She adds motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas when helpful, so sessions stay goal-oriented and practical. This mix is chosen to match what a person needs in the moment.
With ten years of practice in Minnesota, Therese aims for straightforward, usable change. Sessions move at a pace each person finds comfortable. The emphasis is on noticing strengths and building small, steady habits that reduce worry and improve day-to-day functioning.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Therese frequently draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following what matters most to the person, which helps people feel heard and clear about their goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change patterns that keep anxiety and depression active.She also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice their experience without getting swept up by it. Mindfulness can be useful for stress, anxiety, and situations where racing thoughts make action hard. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process; the therapist and client discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust as needed so the work fits the person’s life and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video helps recreate a face-to-face rhythm and allows guided exercises. Phone sessions are a lighter option when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Chat and text allow shorter check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping the focus on practical change and symptom reduction.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Depression
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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