Shanti Turner , LMSW

Shanti Turner is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan. She draws on a decade of experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and challenges related to self-esteem and motivation.

She uses straightforward, person-focused care. Sessions emphasize the client's own perspective and strengths. She listens closely and helps people name practical steps to feel steadier and more capable in daily life.

Shanti blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools and motivational interviewing. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try small behavior changes, and tap into personal reasons for change. These approaches are applied to issues such as trauma and abuse, attachment or abandonment concerns, and emotion regulation around impulsivity or dissociation.

She also supports people navigating family problems, parenting strain, career decisions, financial stress, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Work may focus on communication skills, setting boundaries, coping with life transitions, or rebuilding body image and self-compassion after shame or guilt.

Sessions are practical and collaborative. Shanti helps clients set realistic goals, practice new skills between meetings, and review what worked. Her style aims to be respectful, steady, and geared toward real-life change.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's own experience and choices. In practice she listens, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own answers to problems like self-esteem or family conflict.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She uses CBT to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms through concrete steps.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find personal reasons to change. It is useful when motivation feels low, when someone is stuck about a life decision, or when building momentum for new habits.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, test methods in early sessions, and adjust based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist work together to pick tools that feel practical and realistic.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions can be quicker and use less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options allow flexible scheduling and steady progress while using the approaches described above.