About Shelana
Shelana Carneal helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, low self-esteem, or past trauma and abuse. She presents a calm, direct style and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Shelana is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and also holds a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, credential.
Shelana uses somatic integration and processing to link thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations. Sessions include gentle attention to how stress shows up in the body, alongside talk-based work to make sense of difficult experiences.
Background and approach
The aim is to build simple, usable skills that reduce distress day to day. She frames clients as the experts on their lives and works collaboratively to set realistic goals. Early sessions typically focus on safety, pacing, and identifying what feels most pressing.
Later work can move toward changing patterns and strengthening coping strategies. Shelana draws on three years of clinical experience in Missouri. She favors clear language and short, practical exercises that fit into busy lives.
People often leave sessions with one or two concrete actions to try before the next meeting. Her approach balances attention to body sensations with straightforward problem solving. That combination is intended to help people feel steadier and more able to handle stress as it arises.
How somatic work and talk therapy fit online
Shelana combines somatic-focused methods with conversational techniques to address stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and trauma. Somatic integration involves noticing bodily sensations and learning gentle ways to regulate them, which can reduce the intensity of strong emotions. Processing work helps people make sense of difficult memories and change patterns that keep causing distress. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify what methods feel most helpful based on the client's concerns, goals, and preferences. That may mean starting with simple body-focused exercises, adding talk-based problem solving, or shifting the plan as progress is made. Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this style of work. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for guided exercises and observation of body responses. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide flexibility for brief updates, skill reminders, or when settling into a paced practice between sessions. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while using methods that address both body and mind.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Rhode Island
- Languages
- English