Shaiuana Okoro, LPC
Somatic-informed counselor emphasizing practical coping skills
About Shaiuana
Shaiuana Okoro is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on somatic-informed work alongside talk therapy. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns. She also supports those facing relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, and challenges related to LGBT issues.
Shaiuana creates a calm space where people can speak honestly about their thoughts and feelings. Sessions aim to reduce shame and build practical skills. She blends body-aware approaches with evidence-based methods to help people feel steadier in daily life.
Background and approach
Common concerns she addresses include mood disorders, trauma and abuse, self-harm thoughts, and issues with intimacy or sexual assault recovery. She also works with challenges such as abandonment, communication problems, and substance use. For people juggling work and caregiving, she offers ways to cope with burnout and compassion fatigue.
Her approach uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. These methods are mixed to match each person's needs and goals. Her experience includes five years of professional practice in Texas.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Therapy is provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.
Online somatic-informed and skills-based therapy
Shaiuana uses somatic-informed approaches to connect physical sensations with emotions and thoughts. This can help people notice how stress or trauma shows up in the body and learn simple ways to regulate those sensations during daily life.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which teaches people to accept difficult feelings while committing to actions that match their values. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. In addition, Client-Centered Therapy offers a supportive, nonjudgmental setting where the person’s goals drive the work and the therapist follows their lead.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Shaiuana will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and adapt techniques from these approaches to fit the person. This collaborative process helps find what feels most helpful over time.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats provide flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options, and they make it possible to continue work between sessions. The goal is to offer consistent access to support in a way that fits everyday life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English