Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Shaiuana works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shaiuana
Shaiuana Okoro is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who uses clear, practical approaches to help people manage strong emotions and life stress. She brings five years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping clients navigate anger, anxiety, addictions, depression, and relationship concerns.
She aims to build an open space where people can name their feelings and try new ways to cope. Sessions are straightforward and centered on what the client wants to change.
Background and approach
Conversations stay grounded and goal-focused so progress feels tangible. Shaiuana draws on therapies that teach skills and encourage self-awareness. She uses strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts.
Mindfulness and acceptance-based tools help with staying present and tolerating difficult feelings. Dialectical behavior therapy techniques and motivational interviewing can be used when clients struggle with intense emotions or addictive behaviors. Client-centered work keeps the focus on each person’s values and choices as they set goals and take steps forward.
She regularly helps people dealing with grief, parenting stress, self-esteem struggles, trauma and recovery from abuse. Additional focuses include communication problems, mood disorders, social anxiety, and issues related to sexual assault. The approach is collaborative and paced to fit each person’s needs.
People who prefer sessions in English and who are located in Texas will find the logistics familiar. Shaiuana supports practical changes and ongoing skill building so clients can manage stress and respond differently to anger and other intense emotions.
What Shaiuana works with
Everything Shaiuana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shaiuana's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
Approaches Shaiuana lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking steps that match those values while accepting difficult feelings. It can help when anger or anxiety keeps someone from living the life they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger management.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide whether ACT, CBT, mindfulness tools, or DBT skills best match their goals and preferences. That determination is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and eye contact. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework prompts, and steady support between longer sessions. These formats help people fit therapy into busy lives and try approaches that suit their routines and needs.
Questions people ask about Shaiuana
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, relationship problems, grief, trauma and related issues such as self-esteem and communication problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and skill-focused. Sessions mix talking with practical exercises to build coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds a Texas LPC credential and provides services to people in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients served?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and starting steps handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.