Therapist profile
Dr. Shelia Lumar, LPC
Texas
Dr. Shelia Lumar LPC - Anxiety and Relationships
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Texas / 65876
- NPI1023383858
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationTexas
About
- CBT techniques
- Emotion-focused work
- Motivational interviewing
About Shelia
Dr. Shelia Lumar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of clinical work. She focuses on common life stresses like anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and anger.
She approaches sessions with a clear respect for the client's own knowledge of their life. She treats people as the experts on their stories and looks for strengths to build on. The first step is often the hardest, and she offers steady support as someone begins to sort things out.
In practice she uses a mix of concrete tools and open conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot thought patterns that feed distress. Client-Centered methods keep the conversation grounded in the client's priorities and experience.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy guides work around attachment and relationship feelings when closeness or trust is frayed. Motivational Interviewing supports change when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about next steps.
Her work also reaches into less-discussed areas such as adoption and foster care dynamics, caregiver stress, body image, and alternative sexual cultures. She brings two decades of experience to practical problems like workplace frustration, parenting strain, or rebuilding after trauma.
People can expect straightforward conversation and hands-on strategies. She helps people identify what matters, try different ways of responding, and make choices that fit their life. If someone is ready to begin, the next step is a short matching questionnaire to schedule a session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits
Dr. Lumar draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thinking patterns that fuel anger, anxiety, and low mood. CBT offers concrete exercises and homework that translate well to online sessions and short goal-focused meetings.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the client's own priorities and experience. This approach keeps the conversation focused on what the person wants to work on and preserves their control over pace and direction.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy appears when relationship feelings or attachment patterns are a focus. EFT helps name and shift the emotions that keep people stuck in repeated, painful interactions, which can be useful for anger tied to intimacy or trust issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dr. Lumar works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a client's goals, needs, and preferences. She may combine tools so sessions stay practical and relevant to daily life.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the biography does not list exact options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine - for example a shorter check-in during a lunch break, fewer travel demands, or the ability to choose a quieter setting. These practical benefits can help people keep consistency while they try new ways of responding to anger and stress.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting, anger, self-esteem, and related concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centered conversation with practical techniques from CBT and emotionally-focused work to address feelings and behavior.
How long has she been practicing?
Dr. Lumar has 20 years of professional experience working with these clinical concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she offer?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.