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- Client-centered
- Cognitive behavioral
- Mindfulness
About Shawnte'
LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) in North Carolina with 10 years of experience, Shawnte' Gates helps adults address stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, addictions, and related issues. She uses person-centered work combined with evidence-based techniques to help people manage mood, improve communication, and cope with life changes.
Shawnte' focuses on practical skills. She introduces techniques to change unhelpful thinking and build self-esteem. She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support goal-setting and behavior change. Sessions aim to identify clear steps a person can try between meetings.
Her background spans outpatient, residential, and in-home settings. That variety informs how she adapts techniques to different life situations. She has worked with concerns ranging from panic attacks and bipolar mood issues to sleep problems and compassion fatigue.
In sessions she attends to cultural identity and personal values. The work begins from the person’s current concerns and moves toward concrete goals. Communication problems, control issues, infidelity, and intimacy-related problems are addressed through focused skill practice and problem-solving.
Shawnte' also helps with career stress, life purpose questions, and young adult transitions. She supports people dealing with grief, guilt, shame, and isolation by combining cognitive strategies and mindfulness exercises. The emphasis is on actionable change and clearer decision making.
People who choose her can expect collaborative planning, real-world coping tools, and a steady focus on measurable steps. She encourages small experiments between sessions to test new ways of thinking and behaving.
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How her approaches map to remote sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person’s concerns, helping them shape goals that matter. This approach supports exploration of values and what matters most in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress and teaches concrete skills to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep problems. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment noticing and simple practices to reduce reactivity and improve attention; it can help with stress, rumination, and emotion regulation.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with the person to test methods, adjust techniques, and decide what fits best for their goals and preferences. That means plans can shift over early sessions based on what helps most.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as specific online options are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, require less travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try mindfulness exercises, behavioral experiments, and homework tasks between meetings in ways that connect directly to daily routines.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, bipolar and mood disorders, panic, self-harm concerns, and related topics listed in her specialties.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her approach combines Client-Centered Therapy with evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, Motivational Interviewing, Existential ideas, and solution-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of clinical experience working in outpatient, residential, and in-home settings.
What credential and location are listed?
She is an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time according to the service terms.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.