Shonda Harris , LPC

Shonda Harris is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 18 years of clinical experience and training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She has extensive experience supporting people who face depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and attention-deficit challenges, and she focuses on helping clients understand their diagnoses so they can build practical coping skills.

She also works with individuals navigating relationship difficulties, striving to reach personal goals, or seeking lasting behavioral change. Using a clear, skills-based approach, she helps clients explore how thoughts, actions, and emotions interact and identifies concrete steps to move toward the changes they want.

Shonda values working with diverse populations and maintains a non-judgmental stance. She emphasizes creating an environment where clients can speak openly and feel heard while collaborating on a plan that fits each person’s needs and priorities.

Online Approaches Using CBT and Solution-Focused Methods

Shonda Harris draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide work in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify patterns of thinking that influence feelings and behavior, then practices concrete strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and build new coping skills - this approach is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on a client’s strengths and goals, emphasizing small, actionable steps and rapid progress toward specific changes, which can be helpful for relationship issues, motivation, and goal attainment.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Shonda partners with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then adapts techniques from these approaches to fit the individual. Together they monitor what works and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter or more frequent contact is possible through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain consistency while working toward meaningful change with a licensed professional.