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Dr. Shanelle Fields, LPC

Phone:  843-900-7356

Email:  takingthe1ststep31@gmail.com

Website: www.takingthefirststep.net

About Dr. Fields

Dr. Shanelle Fields is a native of Florence, South Carolina. Her education includes a BA in English Education from College of Charleston, a Masters in School Counseling from the Citadel Military College, and a PhD in Human Services and Counseling from Capella University. For the last 16 years, she has been a middle and high school English teacher and a Professional school counselor.

In November 2018, she completed her supervision to become an LPC and has opened a private practice in Summerville. Dr. Shanelle works to help others who are struggling with issues of self-esteem, grief, anxiety, and depression.  Due to her love of education and counseling, she has given many presentations, speeches, and motivational messages to encourage others. Her proudest accomplishment is raising her 13-year-old son as a single parent, working full-time and completing her doctorate. Dr. Fields knows what it is to be in a “stuck place.”

Her mottos are “Every day you have the chance to change two people’s lives, yours and someone else’s and to always remember You Are Enough!

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