- Strengths-based approach
- Thoughts and habits
- Emotion-focused work
About Shelia
Dr. Shelia Lumar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 20 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, addiction, depression, and life adjustments. She emphasizes the client's own knowledge of their life and builds on strengths to move toward change.
She sees starting therapy as a courageous step and offers steady support through that process. Sessions are framed around practical conversation so people can make sense of what they are facing. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Her approach draws on methods that help people notice unhelpful thinking and try new patterns. She also uses emotion-focused work to help people name and manage strong feelings. Motivational techniques are used when people want to make concrete changes but feel stuck.
Dr. Lumar helps people with everyday strains like stress and parenting challenges as well as more intense problems such as trauma, grief, and addictions. She attends to relationship and intimacy concerns and to issues that touch identity, attachment, and life transitions.
People can expect straightforward conversations about what is getting in the way and small, practical steps to try between sessions. She supports clients as they test new habits and build resilience for ongoing challenges.
She sees starting therapy as a courageous step and offers steady support through that process. Sessions are framed around practical conversation so people can make sense of what they are facing. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Her approach draws on methods that help people notice unhelpful thinking and try new patterns. She also uses emotion-focused work to help people name and manage strong feelings. Motivational techniques are used when people want to make concrete changes but feel stuck.
Dr. Lumar helps people with everyday strains like stress and parenting challenges as well as more intense problems such as trauma, grief, and addictions. She attends to relationship and intimacy concerns and to issues that touch identity, attachment, and life transitions.
People can expect straightforward conversations about what is getting in the way and small, practical steps to try between sessions. She supports clients as they test new habits and build resilience for ongoing challenges.
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 work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps when someone needs a steady, understanding space to talk through stress, grief, or life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and everyday habits and helps people test different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety or depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying and naming feelings so relationship and intimacy concerns can be addressed more clearly.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Lumar will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set priorities, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice new skills in everyday settings and bring real situations into sessions for discussion without promising any particular format.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dr. Lumar help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, depression, life changes, grief, parenting and career concerns among other issues.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She centers the client as the expert on their story and focuses on small, doable steps between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of professional work experience supporting people through common and complex life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Do you offer sessions to people outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.