Shantel Farrow, LMFT
Guide for midlife change and everyday stress
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- Midlife transitions
- Anxiety and mood
- Trauma recovery
About Shantel
Shantel Farrow is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Oklahoma who helps people facing midlife transitions and other major life stresses. She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, low mood, relationship strain, and changes in identity. Shantel aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can speak honestly and start making practical changes.
She uses a person-centered style that keeps the client's goals in view. Sessions often involve listening, reflecting, and trying small experiments between meetings to see what shifts behavior and mood. Shantel draws on several approaches to match what each person needs rather than using a single method for everyone.
Shantel has eight years of clinical experience working with concerns such as trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and career stress. She also helps people address issues like body image, codependency, and caregiver stress. Her work includes attention to attachment patterns and how early relationships shape current reactions.
In therapy she blends practical tools with deeper exploration. That can mean using cognitive strategies to change unhelpful thinking, or processing traumatic memories when needed. She supports people coping with life changes, including those related to illness, loss, and major role shifts.
Sessions are offered in English and Shantel accepts international clients. People interested in starting are invited to use the platform's Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
She uses a person-centered style that keeps the client's goals in view. Sessions often involve listening, reflecting, and trying small experiments between meetings to see what shifts behavior and mood. Shantel draws on several approaches to match what each person needs rather than using a single method for everyone.
Shantel has eight years of clinical experience working with concerns such as trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and career stress. She also helps people address issues like body image, codependency, and caregiver stress. Her work includes attention to attachment patterns and how early relationships shape current reactions.
In therapy she blends practical tools with deeper exploration. That can mean using cognitive strategies to change unhelpful thinking, or processing traumatic memories when needed. She supports people coping with life changes, including those related to illness, loss, and major role shifts.
Sessions are offered in English and Shantel accepts international clients. People interested in starting are invited to use the platform's Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Oklahoma
Languages
English
How these approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current responses and patterns. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns, practice new ways of relating, and test different responses in everyday life. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and support to help a person find their own solutions; online meetings provide a steady space for that kind of reflection and decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, such as mood-boosting activities, thought records, and behavior experiments that can be done between sessions.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to try methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as needed. This means experimenting, checking what works, and combining techniques when that helps.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people try therapeutic tools in the context of their day-to-day routine and report back on what helps.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting issues, ADHD, and many related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practices a person-centered approach that blends practical tools and deeper exploration tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is the therapist located and what are her credentials?
She is licensed in Oklahoma and holds the credential LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.