About Shanda
Shanda Hope helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, low self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting challenges, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience. Shanda writes plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She begins by listening closely to each person’s story and identifying strengths they already have. Sessions aim to break problems into manageable parts.
How Shanda works
Conversations often include skill-building for managing strong feelings and improving communication. Shanda uses a mix of approaches that fit the person in front of her. That can look like working on thoughts and behaviors, practicing mindfulness, or learning new ways to handle conflict.
She also brings techniques for emotion regulation and for improving close relationships. Her work is collaborative and paced to the client’s comfort. Clients set goals and Shanda helps track small steps toward those goals.
She encourages practical tools that can be used between sessions to handle everyday stressors. Shanda practices in Florida and offers sessions in English. She draws on long experience to tailor an approach to each client’s needs and preferences.
Starting therapy is framed as a step-by-step process where progress builds over time.
Shanda lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Shanda works with
The areas below are the ones Shanda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapeutic approaches fit into online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them, while teaching ways to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help people who feel stuck by shifting attention to what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and daily stress management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) centers on building skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness, which helps when strong emotions or conflicts get in the way.Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. This collaborative process makes it easier to choose whether to emphasize behavioral tools, values work, or emotion regulation skills.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which lets people match format to their needs. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a less visual check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when a written record of ideas is helpful. These options make scheduling more flexible and allow therapy to fit into busy lives.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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