About Shondalea
Shondalea 'Shonda' Jensen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 15 years of experience. She has worked in independent practice and community mental health settings. Shonda focuses on helping people who are experiencing anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, depression, trouble sleeping, and ADHD concerns.
She aims to make taking the first step easier by offering a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk. Her style is warm and interactive. She listens closely and adjusts conversations to what each person needs.
Background and approach
Shonda avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and sensitivity. Shonda uses a blend of approaches to meet practical needs. She draws on client-centered methods to follow a person's lead.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness tools help with staying present and reducing overwhelm. She also brings elements of motivational interviewing to support change and psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time.
Plans are tailored rather than one-size-fits-all, with short-term goals and doable steps. Sessions focus on real-life problems and skills people can use between meetings. That might include managing daily routines, improving sleep habits, reducing worry, or handling big transitions.
Shonda aims to empower people to build habits that fit their lives.
How therapy approaches work online
Shonda often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce worry and improve mood. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, letting the therapist follow your concerns and priorities.She may also use Mindfulness Therapy to help with attention and stress. Mindfulness involves simple exercises that bring awareness to the present moment and can reduce reactivity to strong feelings. Together, these approaches aim to give practical tools and space to understand patterns that keep causing trouble.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shonda works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and lifestyle. She adapts plans over time and checks in about what helps and what doesn't so goals stay realistic and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and reading tone. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and step-by-step coaching possible between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility to fit sessions around work, school, or medical needs.
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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