Therapist profile
Shani Leal, LPC
Texas
LPC in Texas - relationships and recovery
Continue with ShaniWhere Shani stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Texas / 84212
- NPI
- 1790222495
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
About
- Codependency work
- Trauma recovery
- Self-esteem focus
About Shani
Shani Leal is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with seven years of experience. She works with adults on concerns such as self-esteem, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns. Her work also includes support around parenting stress, career issues, and coping with life changes.
Shani uses an evidence-based approach and brings a multicultural perspective to sessions. She focuses on helping people who struggle with codependency, communication problems, and recovery from sexual assault or domestic violence. She also supports people processing adoption and foster care experiences and those dealing with compassion fatigue.
In sessions she talks through practical ways to manage stress, set boundaries, and strengthen self-regard. She also helps people recognize patterns that lead to people-pleasing and trouble saying no. Discussions tend to stay concrete and goal-focused, with steps you can try between meetings.
Shani pays attention to cultural background and how it affects relationships and life choices. She helps people explore life purpose and rebuild after traumatic experiences. Her work often combines short-term problem solving with longer-term emotional processing.
People who choose her often want clear tools and candid conversation about relationships, recovery, and rebuilding trust in themselves. To begin, clients complete an intake questionnaire and schedule a first session to discuss priorities and practical next steps.
How sessions work
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Shani uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and understanding. One common approach involves practical skill-building to manage anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and coping strategies that can be used between meetings. Another approach centers on processing trauma and painful experiences in manageable steps so memories and reactions become easier to handle without overwhelming the person.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, and then figure out which techniques to try first. That process is collaborative and can change as needs shift.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can adapt pacing, homework, and session length to match everyday routines and practical constraints.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship problems, self-esteem, and related issues such as codependency and recovery from trauma.
What is her style in therapy?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a practical, goal-focused style that includes setting steps to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with adults on life transitions, relationship concerns, and trauma recovery.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.