Shawnte' Gates, LCMHC
North Carolina · 10 years in practice
Shawnte' Gates is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who uses client-centered care to guide people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and addiction-related issues.
License and registration
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 11816 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1932565843 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Shawnte'
Shawnte' Gates is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who uses client-centered care to guide people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and addiction-related issues. She draws on ten years of experience to help clients set realistic goals and practice skills that change everyday thinking and behavior. She works from a person-first place.
Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and the cultural parts of their life that affect how they cope.
Background and approach
Shawnte' blends practical tools such as cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness with motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to keep work concrete and goal-directed. In sessions she listens with warmth and without judgment. Conversations aim to identify small, clear steps people can try between meetings.
Common topics addressed include self-esteem, sleep problems, anger, panic, bipolar mood challenges, and intimacy or sexual concerns. Shawnte' also supports people dealing with career strain, compassion fatigue, body image, control issues, feelings of emptiness, and the fallout from infidelity or jealousy. She helps people who struggle with substance use, self-harm urges, or young adult life transitions to find workable coping strategies.
Shawnte' practices in North Carolina and offers a collaborative style that centers the client’s values and choices. She encourages people to take small, manageable steps and checks progress along the way. Therapy is presented as a team effort to reach practical, meaningful change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shawnte' lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shawnte' names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, meeting people where they are, and shaping sessions around individual values and goals. Online sessions let this unfold through conversation and collaborative planning, which helps with relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life-direction issues.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Delivered by video, phone, or messaging, CBT is useful for anxiety, panic, mood symptoms, sleep problems, and coping with life changes because exercises and homework can be reviewed together during sessions.
Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These brief exercises translate well to short check-ins by text or a guided practice over video for people managing stress, anger, or compulsive behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawnte' will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily routine, and she adjusts strategies as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical benefits like scheduling flexibility and a range of contact styles. Video calls work well for full sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep momentum between meetings and to use approaches such as CBT and mindfulness in real time.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Shawnte' commonly address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and related areas such as self-esteem, sleep problems, anger, bipolar mood concerns, panic, and trauma.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and person-centered, combining clear skill teaching with collaborative goal-setting and a nonjudgmental approach.
How much experience does she have?
Shawnte' has ten years of experience working in the mental health field in a range of settings.
Where is Shawnte' licensed and based?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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