Empowering you to discover your strength within.

Counseling Services - Individual and Couples
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Offers Telehealth
Appointments
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Online Payments
Accepts
Insurance
Accepting New
Clients

About

We listen, act, and transform

Do you struggle to connect with your child or feel overwhelmed by life’s changes? I’m Shantel, a Licensed Practical Counselor at The Empowerment Lab. I help families, women, and individuals navigate challenges like depression, anxiety, ADHD, substance use, grief, and relationship issues. I create a brave, supportive space where healing begins with empowerment. Using a person-centered, compassionate approach, I help clients strengthen communication, set boundaries, and build meaningful connections. Let’s grow together. As a counselor, I understand the importance of lived experience and how it makes each family unique. I believe that creating a brave space for families to have honest conversations about challenges, successes, and opportunities for growth allow families to have a fighting chance at long term commitment to one another.
The Empowerment Lab
Counseling

Services

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Anger Management
  • Child or Adolescent

Approaches

  • Behavioral Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Family/Marital Therapy

Insurance Accepted

  • Optima Health Plan
  • Anthem
  • Cigna
  • Aetna
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • United Healthcare
  • First Health

Location

A street map for office location at Petersburg, VA 23803-4541

The Empowerment Lab LLC

Petersburg, VA 23803-4541

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