Dr. Shelia Lumar, LPC

Dr. Shelia Lumar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and the emotional impact of trauma and abuse. Shelia believes clients are the experts on their own lives and builds on each person’s strengths to move forward.

Her work is practical and straightforward. She encourages small steps that add up to real change. She supports people through life transitions and the hard feelings that come with grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and career stress.

In sessions she listens closely and reflects what she hears. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful patterns and from emotionally-focused work to deepen understanding of relationship and attachment concerns. Motivational interviewing is part of how she helps people find reasons to change when they feel stuck.

People who value a collaborative, respectful approach tend to fit well with Shelia’s style. She offers a calm presence and practical guidance rather than quick fixes. Her aim is to help people build coping skills they can use outside the therapy room.

Her practice also addresses aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care topics, and intimacy-related concerns. If a reader wants to begin, they can use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How her approaches guide online counseling

Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and responding to what matters most to the client. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects concerns, and helps build on existing strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on recognizing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and trying small experiments to change them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and attachment in relationships and can help when connection or intimacy is a central concern.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. She tailors techniques from different approaches as needed and checks in regularly to see what is working.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use video or audio based on what feels most comfortable or what bandwidth allows. The focus remains on practical strategies and building skills that apply to everyday situations.