- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Shelia
Dr. Shelia Lumar is a licensed professional counselor with two decades of experience in Texas. She brings practical guidance to people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma or addiction.
Parents and individuals who are juggling major life changes will find a calm, steady presence to help them sort next steps. She believes clients are the experts on their own stories and builds on existing strengths. Sessions focus on clear, achievable goals and workable strategies rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Conversations are direct but warm, helping people name what matters and try small changes that can make daily life easier. Her approach blends talk and action. She uses techniques that help reframe unhelpful thoughts, track patterns, and strengthen emotional connection.
When trauma or grief is part of the picture, she offers ways to process painful memories at a manageable pace. Parents wanting support around caregiving stress, parenting challenges, blended family issues, or intimacy concerns can expect focused help with real-world coping tools. Work and career strain, body image and relationship struggles are common topics brought to sessions.
Dr. Lumar also attends to less common issues such as attachment and abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, and some alternative relationship and sexual cultures. Her practical emphasis is on what someone can try between sessions to move toward clearer choices and less overwhelm.
What Shelia works with
Everything Shelia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shelia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shelia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online parenting and life challenges
Client-Centered Therapy places the client's experience at the center of sessions. It focuses on listening, reflecting feelings, and helping people find their own solutions for issues like parenting strain, grief, or relationship tension.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers concrete steps and short exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and shift the patterns that keep them stuck in painful emotional cycles. It can be helpful for intimacy issues, attachment concerns, and improving how someone relates to close others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then recommend ways of working together. That choice is collaborative and can shift as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is low or you prefer not to be on camera, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around parenting schedules, work hours, or travel.
Questions people ask about Shelia
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, self-esteem and career strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and supportive, blending client-centered conversation with goal-focused techniques to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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