- Client-centered care
- CBT strategies
- Emotion-focused work
About Shelia
Dr. Shelia Lumar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and life changes. She approaches each person as the expert on their own story and partners with them to find workable steps forward.
Her work focuses on practical, real-world changes rather than clinical jargon. She listens for a person’s strengths and builds on those assets. Sessions often include clear strategies people can use between meetings to manage mood, reduce anxiety, or handle conflict.
Dr. Lumar uses methods that emphasize the person’s experience and feelings. She draws on client-centered work to create a respectful space, and uses cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking and behaviors. Emotionally-focused ideas help with connection and closeness when relationships feel strained.
People come to her for many concerns including relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, career frustration, and issues around intimacy. She also supports people facing complicated topics such as adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, body image, and recovery challenges.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She helps people set goals, try small changes, and notice what works. To begin, visitors are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
Her work focuses on practical, real-world changes rather than clinical jargon. She listens for a person’s strengths and builds on those assets. Sessions often include clear strategies people can use between meetings to manage mood, reduce anxiety, or handle conflict.
Dr. Lumar uses methods that emphasize the person’s experience and feelings. She draws on client-centered work to create a respectful space, and uses cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking and behaviors. Emotionally-focused ideas help with connection and closeness when relationships feel strained.
People come to her for many concerns including relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, career frustration, and issues around intimacy. She also supports people facing complicated topics such as adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, body image, and recovery challenges.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She helps people set goals, try small changes, and notice what works. To begin, visitors are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficulties
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Dr. Lumar commonly uses client-centered therapy to focus on a person's own goals and experience; this approach centers the conversation on what matters most to the individual and helps build trust and clarity. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change habits.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision can shift over time as needs change, and she helps people try different tools to see what feels most useful.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also make communication simpler when juggling work, caregiving, or other obligations. Licensed professionals can help adapt the chosen approaches so strategies and exercises translate well to remote sessions.
Frequently asked questions
What issues does this therapist help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and related areas.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Dr. Lumar listens, highlights strengths, and offers concrete strategies to try between sessions.
What experience does the therapist have?
She has 20 years of professional work experience supporting people with a wide range of life and mental health concerns.
What are the clinician's credentials and location?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified here; please confirm the available formats before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.