Shaneka Boles , LPC

Shaneka Boles is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar symptoms, and relationship strains. She supports those coping with trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Shaneka practices from Mississippi and offers services in English.

She keeps sessions straightforward and focused. Shaneka creates a calm space where people can talk through hard feelings without judgment. She listens for what matters most to each person and adapts her approach to their needs.

Shaneka uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's lead and build trust. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helping people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. When trauma is central, she may incorporate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as part of her work.

Her style is practical and collaborative. She works with clients to set clear goals and small steps they can try between sessions. Progress is measured in everyday changes like sleeping better, arguing less, or feeling more able to cope.

Over eight years she has supported people facing attachment struggles, blended family issues, communication problems, loss, infidelity, and isolation. Shaneka also helps clients dealing with hospice and end-of-life concerns and the aftermath of disasters.

She offers flexible online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and following the client's priorities. Online sessions let Shaneka sit with what matters to the client, reflect what she hears, and help people find their own solutions when talking by video or phone. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that get in the way and testing small changes. In online work she might assign short exercises between sessions and review results during calls or messages to track progress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used when trauma is a core issue; it involves guided processing of traumatic memories and can be adapted for remote delivery with careful planning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Shaneka works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, comfort level, and history. She explains options, tries approaches step by step, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most.

Online sessions offer practical benefits like fitting therapy into a busy day and reducing travel. Video calls are useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can work for quick check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These formats make it easier to maintain ongoing care while balancing work, family, and home demands.