Dhruti Shah, LPC, LCPC

Dhruti Shah is a licensed counselor who uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people cope with stress and emotional pain. She blends clear techniques with a calm, person-centered approach to help people feel more capable. Dhruti speaks English, Gujarati, and Hindi and works from Kansas as a LPC and LCPC. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people notice values and take small steps toward them. Dhruti also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and Client-Centered Therapy to make space for each person’s story. Her work covers common struggles such as anxiety, depression, grief, sleep and eating concerns, and addiction. She also supports people facing trauma, compassion fatigue, anger, and low self-esteem. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, and complex mood or personality concerns. Sessions tend to include straightforward skill teaching, gentle exploration of patterns, and practical steps to try between meetings. Dhruti mixes mindfulness and eastern-influenced practices like breath work or basic yoga when that fits a person’s needs. The goal is steady progress and tools that people can use in daily life. With seven years of professional experience, she aims to make therapy feel useful and understandable. People looking for a down-to-earth counselor who combines modern therapies with mindful practices may find her approach helpful.

How CBT, ACT, and Client-Centered Work Online

CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral steps. Online sessions can include thought records, behavior experiments, and homework that people complete between meetings to track progress. ACT helps people notice what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. This approach can be paired with short exercises and values work during video or chat sessions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and respect for each person's experience, giving space for people to talk through what matters most without pressure.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try strategies together, and adjust the plan when something is not helping. That collaborative process makes it easier to find methods that fit how a person likes to work and what they want to change.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face dialogue and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer written check-ins, want frequent brief support, or need flexibility between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.