Licensed Master Social Worker
Shontel has worked with children, youth, and families for over 25 years. She has spent years working with at risk youth, individuals and families experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, and mental illness. She has coordinated and supervised several empowerment and self-sufficiency programs. For five years, she was a director over a transitional living program for foster care and homeless youth between the ages of 16-24. Shontel has taught college level courses and facilitated various life skills classes and evidence-based curriculum.
Shontel received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Wichita State University. She obtained her Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She holds a master’s level Social Work license in the state of Missouri and Kansas. Shontel is currently working towards her clinical Social Work license.
Shontel’s expertise is in working with youth who have experienced trauma and are dealing with anger and anxiety issues. She has a passion for helping couples who are dating, married couples, married couples considering divorce and couples desiring pre-martial counseling. She also enjoys providing group therapy for children, youth, and adults.
In her free time, Shontel enjoys watching documentaries, going for walks, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends.
TREATMENT SPECIALIZATION INCLUDES:
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Pre-marital/Marriage/Divorce
- Children/Teens/Adults
- Play Therapy
This therapist is in network with the following insurance companies:
- Aetna (Not “Optum Behavior Health” or Medicare)
- Kansas Medicaid: Aetna, UHC, Sunflower (Not Ambetter)
As a general rule, we do not except secondary insurance.