Angela Alderman-Shotton, LPC

Angela Alderman-Shotton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma with 11 years of clinical experience. As an LPC, she holds a professional license to provide counseling services and uses that training to support people through emotional challenges, relationship struggles, and significant life changes.

Her practice focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship dynamics, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues related to intimacy and parenting. She also works with clients facing bipolar symptoms, career questions, anger, and family problems. Additional areas of focus include abandonment and attachment issues, blended family adjustments, caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and communication problems, control issues, dependent personality traits, divorce and separation, domestic violence, feelings of emptiness, family of origin dynamics, and fatherhood-related concerns.

Angela emphasizes a collaborative, compassionate approach that honors each person s unique story. She draws on evidence-informed methods to help people build resilience, improve communication, and develop practical coping strategies. Her goal is to empower individuals to discover self-compassion, strengthen relationships, and move toward meaningful change while she walks alongside them through each stage of the healing process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Angela integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and the Gottman Method into her online practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance where the therapist follows the client s lead to explore personal values, meaning, and identity - this approach supports self-esteem, self-discovery, and emotional healing. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms. The Gottman Method is a structured, research-informed approach for couples that helps improve communication, manage conflict, and rebuild trust and connection.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Angela works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. The therapist-client relationship guides that decision-making so care is tailored and responsive.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, access support from home, and maintain continuity of care when life changes occur. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver the same therapeutic skills and interventions typically used in in-person work.