About Shamona
Shamona McFadden is a Florida licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She works with clients on self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career decisions, and life changes. Her approach is practical and person-focused.
Sessions aim to make problems easier to talk about and address. Shamona uses clear, straightforward techniques that people can try between sessions. She draws on client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person.
How Shamona works
Cognitive behavioral ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavioral changes. Narrative and solution-focused methods help clients rewrite difficult stories and set concrete short-term goals. Her practice includes attention to cultural background and issues related to sexual identity.
Shamona also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, anger, impulse control, and feelings of isolation. She addresses specific concerns such as body image, commitment and jealousy, fatherhood issues, and challenges experienced by people who are visually impaired. With 14 years of experience as an LMHC - licensed mental health counselor - she brings steady clinical experience to the work.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The format is chosen to fit each person's schedule and needs. People who start with Shamona are guided to find practical steps forward.
She emphasizes collaboration, respectful listening, and helping clients build skills that fit their daily life. To begin, prospective clients follow the site's matching process and schedule a session.
Shamona lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Shamona works with
The areas below are the ones Shamona selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's priorities and experiences, creating a space where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps clarify what matters most. This approach is useful for building self-understanding and for people seeking respectful, nonjudgmental support. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and change patterns that get in the way of daily life. CBT is often helpful for stress, anxiety, and depression.Finding the right approach happens together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past to decide whether client-centered work, CBT, or elements of narrative or solution-focused methods make the most sense. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to the person's needs and pace.
Online therapy is offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation while phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins possible and can fit into busy schedules or work breaks. These formats make it easier to get consistent support without long commutes and allow therapy to fit into everyday life.
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A practical next step
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