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Shaneka Boles

Shaneka Boles

LPC Mississippi

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Compassionate counselor focused on practical change

  • Client-centered approach
  • CBT strategies
  • Trauma-informed care

About Shaneka

Shaneka Boles is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, trauma, and parenting challenges. She focuses on practical support for self-esteem, motivation, anger, and coping with life changes. Shaneka invites clients to talk openly and without judgment. She emphasizes a calm, respectful presence in sessions.

With eight years of experience, Shaneka uses Client-Centered Therapy as a foundation. That means she aims to understand each person's perspective and meet them where they are. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and patterns.

For those affected by traumatic experience, Shaneka includes approaches such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as part of her work. She looks to reduce the impact of disturbing memories while helping clients regain daily functioning. Her style is collaborative and paced to the client's needs.

Sessions focus on clear goals and real-life changes. Shaneka helps people build skills to manage anxiety, navigate relationship problems, handle grief, and cope with major life transitions. She supports steps toward healthier communication and stronger self-respect.

Shaneka practices in Mississippi and works in English. She encourages people to take the first step and reach out when they feel ready. The initial conversation centers on what matters most to the client and what a successful next step would look like.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the client's lead. Online sessions can retain that supportive tone through steady attention to what matters most to the person and a slower, collaborative pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses practical tools to change thinking and behavior patterns. In online sessions this often looks like identifying specific thoughts, trying new behaviors between meetings, and checking progress together.

EMDR helps reduce the hold of distressing memories by using structured processing techniques. When appropriate, those methods can be adapted to remote work while keeping the pace matched to how comfortable the client feels.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and past experiences to pick methods that fit the client's needs. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels right.

Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online therapy helpful because it can fit into busy days, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-in meetings, and make it easier to keep consistent appointments while juggling work and family responsibilities.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Mississippi

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Shaneka commonly help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental with a focus on listening closely to each person's experience and working together on practical steps.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has eight years of professional experience in mental health settings supporting a range of emotional and relationship concerns.

What credential and region does she practice in?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, MS LPC, and practices in Mississippi.

In what language can I meet with her?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients as well.

What formats are available for sessions?

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current session options with the platform before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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