- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Shani
Shani Leal is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on helping people work through parenting pressures and related life challenges. She brings seven years of clinical experience to sessions and aims to make change feel practical and manageable. Her style is grounded and compassionate, with attention to cultural background and individual values.
She helps people struggling with anxiety, depression, and mood shifts like bipolar disorder. She also supports those facing addiction, stress, anger, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
For parents, she offers help with balancing responsibilities and easing the emotional strain of caregiving. Shani places particular emphasis on trauma recovery and sexual assault healing, and she supports people processing adoption and foster care experiences. She also works with individuals dealing with codependency, communication problems, and relationship concerns.
Her approach blends empathy with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to build skills that people can use day to day. Sessions address self-esteem, life transitions, career questions, and exploring life purpose. She pays attention to multicultural concerns and the ways culture shapes identity and healing.
For those in the LGBT community, she offers attentive, informed support. Shani encourages practical steps and small changes that add up over time. She aims to help people strengthen self-love and improve how they connect with others.
People who want direct, culturally aware support around parenting and personal growth may find her way of working helpful.
What Shani works with
Everything Shani lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shani helps people with.
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based approaches and online support
Shani uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build coping skills and recover from difficult experiences. One common approach focuses on practical skill building for managing anxiety and mood swings, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavior strategies people can practice between sessions. Another approach centers on trauma-informed care that helps people process painful memories, reduce reactivity, and rebuild a sense of safety in daily life.Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as progress and needs evolve. Together they choose techniques that fit the client’s preferences and life circumstances.
Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to keep consistent care. Video is useful for deeper conversations and emotional work, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, and live chat or text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when writing helps someone organize thoughts. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules and different communication styles.
Questions people ask about Shani
What kinds of concerns can I bring to sessions?
Shani works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addiction, stress, and anger. She also supports people dealing with trauma, sexual assault recovery, adoption and foster care processing, parenting struggles, and relationship or codependency issues.
How would you describe the therapy style used?
Her style is direct and compassionate, focusing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical skills. Sessions typically combine emotional support with tools people can use between appointments.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Shani has seven years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Her work has emphasized trauma recovery, multicultural concerns, and helping people find life purpose and stronger self-esteem.
Where is Shani licensed to practice and where is she based?
She is a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices with clients located in Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in Texas.
What session formats are offered for online work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect based on need and schedule.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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