Shital Patel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of mental health experience. She is an affirming, inclusive, body positive therapist who has been a member of CTH for nearly 2 years. She supports clients in expressing and exploring their gender diversity, racial diversity, and all intersectionalties. She is also trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Exposure Therapy for anxiety, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness & Compassion Training. She values compassion, humor, authenticity, and non-judgment in therapy, and takes a person-centered, strengths-based approach.