About Shonna
Shonna Burnett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed by life changes. She also supports those coping with addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, or issues around self-esteem and identity.
Shonna uses straightforward, practical work in sessions. She draws from approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients change unhelpful habits and build coping skills.
How Shonna works
She adjusts methods to fit each person's needs rather than following a single method all the time. Her background includes work in corrections, juvenile justice, inpatient and outpatient settings, and residential care. That variety gives her experience with many different challenges and environments.
She has worked with adults and young people in individual, group, and family-focused care. Sessions aim to be a judgment-free space where people can talk about thoughts and feelings and practice new ways of responding. Shonna focuses on helping clients set small, realistic goals and learn skills they can use between sessions.
Shonna holds a master’s degree in professional counseling and a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She practices in Mississippi and offers counseling in English. Her approach is collaborative, practical, and tuned to each person's goals.
What Shonna works with
The areas below are the ones Shonna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online care
Shonna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and building healthier coping skills for intense emotions and relationship challenges.Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques in sessions, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most. Clients and therapist decide which tools to keep using as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients send messages between sessions and fit support into busy schedules. These formats make it easier to attend appointments from different locations and to maintain regular contact while working toward goals.
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