- Guilt and shame
- CBT and DBT methods
- Life skills coaching
About Shiloe
Shiloe Mecham is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in Utah with five years of professional counseling experience. He focuses on helping people who are carrying guilt and shame alongside trauma, anxiety, stress, grief, self-esteem struggles, and life changes. His work is straightforward and practical, aimed at shifting painful self-judgment into clearer choices and more confidence.
In sessions he helps people build life skills, improve productivity, and address executive and professional coaching concerns. He also works with parenting and career questions, ADHD, and mood or trauma-related problems. Conversations are meant to connect what happened in the past to what feels stuck now, so people can try different ways of responding.
Shiloe uses a mix of approaches to suit the person in front of him. He draws on client-centered methods to follow a person's concerns, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking patterns, and dialectical behavior ideas for managing intense emotions. He also brings narrative and existential perspectives when people need to reframe their story or face questions about meaning.
His practice tends to focus on practical steps - small experiments, new routines, and clearer communication - rather than abstract theories. Sessions typically involve talking through real situations, testing different responses, and practicing skills between meetings. The aim is to help people reduce the burden of guilt and shame and take clearer action in their daily lives.
To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Payment is handled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How his approaches work in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's concerns. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and to discover their own path forward. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviors and uses short, practical exercises to adjust unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers skills for tolerating distress and regulating strong emotions, which can be useful for intense shame or recurring guilt.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. He will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques feel most useful, based on their goals and what they want to change. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than assuming one single approach.
Session format options are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins can replace a longer office visit, or a session can be scheduled around work breaks. These practical benefits help people practice new skills in the situations where they actually live and work.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He helps with trauma and abuse, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, grief, parenting and career concerns, and related issues such as guilt and shame.
What is his therapeutic approach like?
He blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques, plus narrative and existential ideas when helpful.
How much experience does he have?
He holds five years of formal professional counseling experience and practices as an LCMHC in Utah.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Utah LCMHC and works from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with him?
He is not currently accepting international clients.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the next steps to start with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.