About Surnedra
Surnedra "Nedra" Simmons is a Licensed Professional Counselor who uses practical, goal-focused methods to help people move forward. She blends clear, short-term strategies with collaborative conversations to address immediate problems and set realistic next steps. Nedra speaks plainly and supports clients through change with direct guidance and empathy.
She holds a master’s degree in School and Professional Counseling from Amberton University and practices in Texas as an LPC. Her background includes many years working with high school students and adults, where she supported people facing anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, and motivation challenges.
How Surnedra works
That experience informs her straightforward style. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and self-esteem concerns. She also helps people dealing with ADHD, sleep problems, anger, and major life transitions.
Additional focus areas include multicultural concerns, issues faced by first responders, panic attacks, and questions about life purpose. Nedra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and adjust behaviors that keep problems going. She also applies Solution-Focused Therapy to set concrete goals and build small, manageable steps toward change.
Sessions are collaborative and emphasize practical skills. People find her approach useful when they want clear direction and real plans. Her background in school counseling gives her experience with young adult issues and working across diverse communities.
She aims to help people find workable strategies and regain a sense of control.
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What Surnedra works with
The areas below are the ones Surnedra selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Hoarding
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How CBT and Solution-Focused Therapy Work Online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical ways to change unhelpful patterns. It often involves short exercises, homework, and clear steps to reduce anxiety, depression, or sleep problems. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on what a person wants to achieve and builds small, concrete steps toward those goals in a few sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend techniques that fit. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets you see facial expressions and work through exercises in real time. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help therapy fit into busy lives and different schedules.
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