Profile / United States
Tiara Shoals, LPC
Oklahoma
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Relationships
See online therapy options- CBT informed
- Client-centered
- Practical coping skills
About Tiara
Tiara Shoals is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with three years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, work through relationship and family concerns, and build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.
She uses straightforward conversations to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. Tiara aims to keep things simple and focused on day-to-day changes that make life more manageable.
Her approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. She also uses client-centered techniques that encourage people to lead the topics and pace of sessions. Together these methods guide problem-solving and skill practice.
Tiara often addresses common life transitions such as career shifts, parenting challenges, postpartum concerns, and grief. She also helps with anger, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and issues tied to identity and relationships. Additional areas include blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, and multicultural concerns.
People can expect direct feedback and concrete coping strategies. Tiara emphasizes building small routines and thinking habits to reduce stress and improve relationships. Before scheduling, confirm current session formats and how they fit your day-to-day needs.
How Tiara Uses CBT and Client-Centered Work Online
Tiara draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thinking patterns that increase worry or conflict. CBT in this setting focuses on clear, doable exercises and short experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting. Client-centered work gives the person control of the conversation and pace, with the therapist reflecting and clarifying what matters most.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tiara discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods based on what the person wants to address. This is a collaborative way to decide whether more CBT-style skill practice or a client-led style fits better.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Discuss practical needs during the first meeting so sessions can be structured to work with everyday life rather than against it.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem issues, grief, parenting, and related life changes.
How does she apply Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to notice unhelpful thoughts and try alternative responses. Sessions emphasize practical exercises and behavior changes to test what helps.
What is her clinical background?
She has three years of professional experience working with people on mood, relationship, and life-transition challenges.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Oklahoma and practices in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the 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, use the crisis numbers.