Shanti Turner
Care focused on practical change and personal strengths
LMSW Michigan
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Bipolar
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Shanti
Shanti Turner is a licensed LMSW clinician practicing in Michigan who draws on a decade of professional experience to help people manage mood concerns and life transitions. She centers care around evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), while building on each person’s strengths and lived knowledge.
Background and approach
Shanti focuses on a broad range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting and family issues, and compassion fatigue. Her style emphasizes collaboration and respect for the client’s expertise about their own life.
She also addresses less commonly discussed struggles like abandonment and attachment issues, dissociation, body image and shame, hoarding and impulsivity, and difficulties with life purpose or financial stress. Shanti encourages gradual, practical steps toward change and supports clients through coping with life changes, career pressures, and relational difficulties.
She aims to make the therapeutic process approachable for people ready to take the next step toward greater wellbeing.
Integrating evidence-based approaches in online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and goal-focused work; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood-related concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and the client’s own goals, creating a supportive space for people to explore personal strengths and values. Motivational Interviewing focuses on resolving ambivalence and strengthening motivation for change by exploring a person’s reasons and readiness for action.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and daily realities and will adjust methods to fit what seems most helpful. This means combining supportive listening with skills-based tools when appropriate so that sessions meet practical needs as well as emotional ones.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow for flexible scheduling and multiple ways to stay connected between appointments. These formats can make it easier to receive consistent care despite work or family commitments, travel, or geographic distance, while keeping the focus on meaningful, goal-oriented progress.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English