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The Lotus Connection, LLC
DBA Frontline Mental Health and Wellness

Emerging from adversity with grace

Supporting individuals, couples, and families in the process of gaining awareness, personal growth, and the journey toward optimal emotional health and well-being.

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About Shante Basant 

Licensed Mental Health Professional 
Registered Nurse
Health and Wellness Coach

I’m a Licensed Mental Health Professional with a background in healthcare as a Registered Nurse. I have a direct, action-oriented, and practical yet collaborative, compassionate, holistic (full-picture) approach to psychotherapy. I utilize a variety of integrative mental health interventions. The integrative techniques I share with clients are research-based and found to be effective in treating anything from anxiety, phobias, and emotional distress to physical symptoms associated with mental health disorders and complex trauma often experienced by military personnel and first responders.

I specialize in working with individuals, couples, and families experiencing trauma, sleeping issues, anxiety, phobias, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, relational conflicts, life transitions, stress management, work-life balance issues, time management, workplace issues, spiritual issues, psychosomatic symptoms, and health issues.

Qualifications & Experience

Professional Qualifications

State of Minnesota
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) - License 2306
Registered Nurse (RN) - License 2485250
Public Health Nurse - Registration 31686

State of Wisconsin
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) - License 2192-124 

Education

Doctor of Nursing Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health (in progress)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Associate Degree in Nursing
Graduate Certificate in Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices
Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Additional Training

Psychotherapy
Integrative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Interventions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
Trauma-Informed Care 

Integrative Therapies

Comprehensive Energy Psychology
Emotional Freedom Techniques
Clinical Hypnosis
Reiki Energy Healing Level I & II
Music Health and Healing

Relational
Parenting Consulting
Family Law Mediation
Civil Mediation
Premarital Counseling (PREPARE/ENRICH)  

Experience with Mental Health Services

I have been providing face-to-face outpatient mental health services since 2008 to individuals, couples, and families struggling with a variety of issues. In addition to providing face-to-face patient services, I have worked as a case manager, providing clinical reviews and case consultations to outpatient and residential mental health service providers to ensure patients receive quality care that meets their needs.

Experience with Family Issues

​I have several years of experience working with families involved with Child Protection Services or Family Court, providing parenting assessments, parenting education, therapeutic supervised visitation, family therapy, parent-child guidance counseling, and co-parenting services.

Experience with Integrative Healing Practices

I have over 40 years of personal experience utilizing cultural healing practices rooted in Ayurvedic and natural medicine. I have been integrating a variety of mind-body techniques and practices into traditional psychotherapy since 2009 to facilitate rapid positive change, optimal psychotherapeutic outcomes, and holistic healing.