Carmen Shumate - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

Accepting new clients

27 years experience

About Carmen Shumate

I am licensed in Georgia with 26 years of professional work experience. I have worked in various areas such as a hospital, office, residential facilities, group homes, and in homes. I have experience in helping clients with depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, coping with trauma, grief, and loss, motivation, improving self esteem, and building self-confidence. I mainly use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will customize our talks and treatment goals to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seek help takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

I keep a schedule that hopefully can accommodate everyone – early morning, afternoon, and late night (8am-1:00am)!

Licenses

LPC

LPC004926

Professional experience

Depression
Grief
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Body image
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Family problems
First responder issues
Guilt and shame
Mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Clinical Approaches

Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Mindfulness Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“Carmen is absolutely wonderful, very respectful, understanding, and insightful. She is also very relatable and connects with me beyond the parameters of just counseling! Highly recommend! :)”

“Extremely personable, generous, grounded and committed”

“Carmen has been super attentive to my needs and backstory. She responds quickly and effectively. I really have enjoyed our sessions so fair!”

“Carmen is wonderful at what she does !”

“Carmen has been helpful and responsive and I am enjoying working with her.”

“I love Carmen”

“Carmen has been so helpful in my time with her as my therapist. When I doubt myself somehow she just knows what to say to help me feel better. She is amazing !”

“She is an amazing therapist. She truly wants to help with getting to the root cause of any issues you’re dealing with.”

“This was my first time doing therapy and Carmen was amazing!”

“She’s done amazing with listening to me and helping me with different strategies to try and help with my anxiety! Look forward to talking to her!”

“This online platform provides convenient access to mental health support. It offers both group sessions and the ability to communicate with a therapist via text messaging, allowing for quick and accessible consultation and support. This service offers multiple avenues for accessing care, from individual sessions to group support, and facilitates ongoing communication with a therapist through messaging.”

“She listens to what I have to say even if it's random stuff. I am happy she is my therapist”

“She is excellent, very caring and knowledgeable.”

“Mrs.Carmen is a very direct and helpful therapist. I am grateful she is available through Better Help.I would recommend her to anyone”

“Been speaking with her for about a year now. She goes above and beyond and always makes me feel heard. I truly appreciate her services and support.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.