Therese Shumaker offers a calm, accepting therapy style built around the person in the room.
01About Therese
Therese Shumaker offers a calm, accepting therapy style built around the person in the room. She creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can name what's hard and feel heard. Therese uses straightforward language and a steady presence to make first steps feel manageable.
Therese blends client-centered listening with practical tools. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different actions. Mindfulness practices are used to bring attention back to the present moment and reduce reactivity.
Background and approach
Over ten years of practice in Minnesota have shaped her work with stress, anxiety, eating concerns, and depression. She also focuses on caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and issues around guilt, shame, and forgiveness. That background helps when life feels overwhelming or stuck.
Sessions move at a pace the client sets. Therese helps people build coping skills, improve communication, and clarify life purpose. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used to set small, realistic goals and track progress.
Therese works in English and holds an LPCC credential, which appears as LPCC in her professional listing. She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. If someone prefers short check-ins or longer weekly sessions, she adapts the format to what helps most.
02Credentials
- LPCC (Minnesota)
- License 4829 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1205806916 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Therese lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Women's issues
Methods Therese names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Therese names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How her approaches work online
Therese commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person's own goals, which helps when someone needs space to be heard and make sense of feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers concrete techniques to change patterns that keep problems going.She treats the choice of approach as a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide whether to emphasize mindful awareness, thought work, motivation techniques, or short problem-solving steps so the plan fits the person's life.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and body language cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can suit a quick check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging allow brief updates, coaching between sessions, or help keeping progress on track. These options aim to increase flexibility and make it easier to stick with the work.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people managing stress, anxiety, eating concerns, and depression. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, and women's issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is collaborative and person-focused, combining listening with practical strategies. She uses tools to identify patterns and set small, achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life concerns. That experience informs her use of both skills-based and reflective techniques.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Minnesota and is listed with the credential LPCC as shown in her profile details.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are offered?
She conducts video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Tap the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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