Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Shantel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shantel
Shantel Farrow is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Oklahoma. She helps people who are juggling stress, anger, anxiety, or changes in relationships. Her work focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.
She uses a person-centered approach that keeps each conversation focused on the client’s goals and values. Shantel also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and test small changes that bring relief.
Background and approach
For people carrying trauma, she uses methods aimed at reducing reactivity and making painful memories less disruptive. Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Shantel helps clients name patterns, practice new skills, and plan doable steps between meetings.
She aims to build stronger emotional awareness and better ways to handle conflict or intense feelings like anger. Her background includes eight years of clinical experience working with issues such as depression, grief, addictions, parenting strain, ADHD, and body image concerns. She pays attention to attachment and life-stage questions that shape relationships and behavior.
Shantel works with people who want coaching-style support as well as those who want longer-term therapy. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Practical goals and steady progress guide her work with each person.
What Shantel works with
Everything Shantel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shantel's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shantel lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well online
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current behavior; it can ease repeated conflict and improve connection. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, offering empathy and nonjudgmental listening so clients can find their own solutions and build confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger, or low mood.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit. Together they adjust the plan as sessions progress to make sure the work stays relevant and practical.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can suit people who prefer writing, want brief support between sessions, or need flexible timing. These options expand access and make it easier to keep continuity during life changes.
Questions people ask about Shantel
What kinds of concerns can Shantel help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related problems, addictions, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and self-esteem challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and practical, combining supportive listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused methods to create steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of experience working in mental health settings and with individuals facing life transitions, caregiving stress, chronic illness concerns, and attachment-related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, licensed in Oklahoma and practicing from that state.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
She meets with clients by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.