About Shondalea
Shondalea 'Shonda' Jensen is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with 15 years of experience. She guides people through anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, stress, sleep problems, and the challenges that come with life changes. She aims to make the first step feel less intimidating and affirms the courage it takes to start therapy.
Shonda keeps sessions warm and interactive. She listens without judgment and treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Background and approach
Her style focuses on real conversation and practical steps rather than labels. She draws on several approaches to shape the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change small behaviors.
Mindfulness methods train attention and calm in daily life. Client-centered techniques place the person's experience at the center of each session. Shonda also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change, and psychodynamic ideas to look at longer-standing patterns that affect current life.
She adapts these methods to what a person needs and prefers rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions may involve talking through current problems, building coping skills, improving sleep routines, or working on communication and self-image. Shonda aims to support people as they set practical goals and try new ways of coping.
If someone is ready to begin, she encourages them to take that first step and offers collaborative support throughout the process.
How therapy approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience and values. The therapist follows the client's lead, checks understanding, and helps the person feel heard so they can identify their own goals and solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear steps and exercises to change patterns that contribute to anxiety, low mood, and sleep issues. Mindfulness Therapy trains attention and awareness with simple practices that can reduce stress and improve focus.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their needs, goals, and preferences and recommend methods that fit. That decision is collaborative and may change over time as progress is made.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexible, ongoing options for sharing thoughts between sessions or for people who prefer typed conversation. These options increase access and make it simpler to keep therapy consistent.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English