About Shonda
Shonda Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and life transitions. She writes and speaks plainly so parents can quickly see whether her approach might fit their needs. Her style is nonjudgmental and focused on practical steps you can use right away.
With 18 years in practice, Shonda draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. She explains how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and then works with people to try small changes that lead to clearer routines and better coping.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on building concrete skills rather than long explanations. Shonda routinely helps people who are dealing with grief, trauma, relationship strains, addiction concerns, and workplace or career stress. She also supports those facing attachment and abandonment issues, communication challenges, and mood disorders such as bipolar conditions.
Her approach aims to reduce overwhelm and increase day-to-day functioning. Parents who are juggling caregiving, blended family stress, or parenting pressures will find direct strategies for organizing tasks, managing impulsivity, and improving communication. She uses brief, goal-oriented conversations to identify practical next steps between sessions.
Shonda practices in Texas and works in English. She offers a straightforward, collaborative process: name a problem, try a change, and measure whether it helps. That structure helps people move forward without getting stuck in discouragement.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Shonda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in ways that fit well with online sessions. CBT involves looking at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact, then practicing different responses; it can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and mood regulation. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, achievable goals and on identifying what already works, which can speed progress when time is limited.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then try out methods together. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made so the sessions stay useful and practical.
Online formats offer real flexibility. Video calls allow more eye contact and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders or brief reflections between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on concrete skills and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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