Shaneka Boles, LPC

Shaneka Boles is a licensed professional counselor in Mississippi who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship challenges. She also supports those coping with parenting strains, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, trauma, and major life changes. Shaneka speaks English and accepts clients from outside the U.S. when appropriate.

She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps people can try between meetings. Shaneka encourages small, manageable changes rather than overwhelming plans.

With eight years of experience, Shaneka blends ways of working to match each person's needs. She uses client-centered techniques to follow what matters most to the person in the room. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify thinking patterns that keep problems active and offers ways to shift those patterns.

She also includes EMDR when trauma or intense memories are part of the issue, applying it in a way that aims to reduce the emotional charge of difficult memories. Shaneka helps people build coping skills for day-to-day stresses and longer-term struggles like grief or separation.

Clients can expect a calm, supportive approach that focuses on clear goals. Shaneka emphasizes collaboration and practical tools so people can notice real differences in how they handle relationships, mood, and life transitions.

Approaches that guide online work

Shaneka uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person. That approach focuses on listening and reflecting so people can name their concerns and priorities. It is often helpful for building trust and clarifying goals.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. CBT offers concrete tools to change unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

EMDR is part of her practice when trauma or distressing memories play a role. In that approach she helps reduce the intensity of upsetting memories so they interfere less with daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Shaneka will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what feels most comfortable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what is helpful.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals often find that these practical benefits help people maintain momentum between sessions.