About Shonnia
Shonnia Spears is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people find steady footing during hard times. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship struggles. She also addresses concerns related to parenting, adoption and foster care, ADHD, and LGBT issues.
Shonnia listens closely and works at a pace that feels right for each person. She uses practical tools to build coping skills and improve day-to-day functioning.
How Shonnia works
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented, with attention to each person’s cultural background and life context. Her approach blends client-centered care with evidence-based techniques. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set clear goals and find immediate steps forward. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck or unsure. Across methods she emphasizes strengths, resilience, and small, achievable steps.
Her experience includes working through trauma, compassion fatigue, and the stress of major life transitions. Shonnia has seven years of experience practicing in Texas. She meets people where they are and tailors sessions to individual needs.
Conversations are in English and she accepts clients from outside the United States for online work.
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What Shonnia works with
The areas below are the ones Shonnia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Grief
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How Shonnia’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps people identify their values and strengths so they can move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing thoughts and behaviors that get in the way and practicing new, more helpful patterns to reduce anxiety and depression.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they adjust methods as needed, mixing client-centered listening with CBT or other practical techniques until a good fit is found.
Online sessions make it easier to get regular support. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter, flexible contact during busy days. These options help people fit therapy into work, school, and family rhythms while keeping therapeutic focus and momentum.
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