Shaunte Gates, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 15 years in practice

Shaunte Gates is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149026607 · expires November 2027
LCSW, Missouri: 2025041720 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1720412604 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Shaunte

Shaunte Gates is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She practices in Missouri and also holds an Illinois LCSW. Her approach centers on listening first and then building a plan that fits each person’s situation.

She keeps sessions practical and focused. Shaunte will help a person identify patterns that cause distress and try small, doable changes.

Background and approach

She emphasizes strengths and skills people already have, and she helps turn those into tools for day-to-day coping. Shaunte frames therapy as a team effort. She asks questions, offers feedback, and works at a pace the client can handle.

Expect clear goals, regular check-ins, and exercises that continue between meetings. Her background includes long-term clinical practice in community and outpatient settings, with a focus on trauma recovery and mood concerns. Those years of hands-on work shape how she structures sessions and follows progress.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Shaunte adapts her strategies to what the client needs most, whether that is relief from anxiety, rebuilding after trauma, or improving self-esteem. The emphasis is on practical steps the person can use right away.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Shaunte uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on mood, trauma, and relationships. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Another approach centers on processing and making sense of traumatic experiences so they cause less distress in daily life. Each method emphasizes practical steps and skills people can use between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shaunte will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and preferences and then try strategies that fit the person’s needs. Over time she adjusts methods based on what is helping and what feels manageable for the client.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let the therapist and client talk face to face. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing support between sessions and work well for quick updates or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Shaunte commonly address?

She works with people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, and low self-esteem.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are collaborative and practical with an emphasis on listening, identifying patterns, and building small, usable skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional experience supporting people with mood, trauma, and relationship concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW credentials in Illinois and Missouri and practices in Missouri.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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