Therapist profile
Shantel Farrow, LMFT
LMFT focused on relationships and parenting
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- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive techniques
- Trauma processing
About Shantel
Shantel Farrow is an Oklahoma LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges. Shantel also works with grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and career stress.
Shantel uses practical, person-centered methods in sessions. She listens to what matters most and helps people set small, achievable steps. Sessions often include talking through relationship patterns, identifying unhelpful thinking, and practicing skills for managing strong emotions.
Her approach pulls from attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered listening, existential questions about meaning, and EMDR for trauma processing. Those methods are used to address things like attachment issues, abandonment, blended family challenges, and communication problems. She brings these tools to concerns such as body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and codependency.
Shantel aims to help people who are juggling parenting demands, strained relationships, or ongoing stress at work. She supports adults dealing with transitions, commitment or control issues, and the fallout from natural or human-caused disasters. The work can include coaching-style problem solving alongside deeper trauma work.
Clients who choose her can expect straightforward conversation, concrete strategies, and space to reflect on values and goals. To begin, she asks people to complete a short questionnaire and schedule an initial session so treatment goals can be discussed.
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How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships. It looks at how early bonds shape expectations and reactions, and can help with abandonment, attachment issues, and blended family dynamics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) centers on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful thinking and manage anxiety, depression, and stress. EMDR is an approach used for processing trauma memories; it can reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions when paired with careful clinical preparation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most tolerable. Sessions may begin with practical problem solving and then move toward deeper attachment or trauma work as trust and readiness grow.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy days, for example by saving travel time, making shorter check-ins possible, or allowing scheduling around childcare or work breaks. Therapists generally tailor pacing and exercises to fit the constraints of remote sessions, and will discuss which methods suit a client's schedule and needs.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, grief, addictions, and related areas listed in her profile.
What is her style of therapy?
She uses client-centered conversation combined with practical strategies. Sessions draw on attachment ideas, CBT, existential questions, and EMDR when appropriate.
How long has she been practicing?
She has eight years of experience as a licensed clinician working with adults on a range of life and relational issues.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds an OK LMFT credential and lists Oklahoma as her location.
Can I meet with her if I live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the profile. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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