Shanti Turner, LMSW

Shanti Turner is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that affect mood and daily life. She centers sessions on clients' strengths and practical steps forward. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and supports people who want clearer goals and steadier routines.

With ten years of experience, Shanti helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders including bipolar. She offers straightforward support for trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to parenting and career changes. Her work often addresses self-esteem, motivation, and day-to-day coping skills.

Shanti uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and shape goals around what matters most to each person. She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify thinking patterns and shift unhelpful habits. Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when people want to find reasons to change and build momentum.

Sessions focus on practical tools that fit into busy lives. That can mean breaking big problems into small steps, testing new habits between meetings, and refining what works. She emphasizes clear language and simple strategies so clients can try things right away.

People who come to Shanti tend to want a calm, goal-focused partnership. She supports work on relationships, boundaries, money worries, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Her Michigan licensure and a decade of practice inform a steady, person-centered style.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's priorities. It helps people name what matters and set goals that feel meaningful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, habits, and mood, and uses small experiments and skill practice to change unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and build momentum when motivation is low.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust based on what helps most. That means sessions can shift between listening, skill-building, and planning depending on what a client needs in the moment.

The practical benefits of online therapy often include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. Online sessions can reduce travel time and make it simpler to keep regular meetings. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm which formats are offered before booking. Overall, online work can support steady habit practice, quicker check-ins during life transitions, and continued momentum toward the goals you set with a therapist.