About Shonda
Dr. Shonda Sessoms is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Mississippi with ten years of experience. She earned a doctorate in Professional Counseling from Mississippi College and uses that background to guide conversations and planning.
Her approach is respectful and compassionate. She meets people where they are and helps them move forward. She helps people who are dealing with relationship struggles, family conflict, and low self-esteem.
Career stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, and ADHD are also areas she addresses.
How Shonda works
She supports those coping with big life changes, compassion fatigue, bipolar concerns, and intimacy-related issues. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs. Dr.
Sessoms combines client-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy. That means the work includes attentive reflection and hands-on steps to try between meetings. Her background includes time in education and community settings, working with children, adolescents, and adults.
She tailors conversations and goals to each person’s situation and pace. The aim is to build confidence and practical coping skills. People who prefer a calm, respectful space to talk may find her style a good fit.
She emphasizes partnership in the work and supports people as they take steps toward change.
Shonda lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Shonda works with
The areas below are the ones Shonda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
How approaches like client-centered care and CBT work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and responding to what matters most to the person. The therapist gives space for people to tell their story and reflects it back to help them see options and make choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, emotions, and actions link together and uses practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, and changing daily habits.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will help figure out which methods fit your goals, needs, and personal style. Sessions may combine listening-focused work with goal-oriented CBT techniques based on how you respond to different tactics.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which let people use the option that fits their day. Video is helpful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit quick updates or reflection into a busy schedule. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to use alongside work, school, and family life.
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