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Shérral Harding

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Shérral Harding, LPC

Virginia

LPC in Virginia - family and parenting focus

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About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Parenting strain
  • Trauma recovery

About Shérral

Sh0e9rral Harding is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting pressures, and family concerns. She also supports people managing ADHD, bipolar symptoms, anger, and major life changes.

Her approach begins with straightforward conversation. Sessions focus on identifying what feels out of balance and practical steps to regain steadiness. She listens for patterns around attachment, abandonment, communication problems, and family of origin issues that often make daily life harder.

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and behavior that interfere with work, parenting, and relationships. That can mean looking at how past hurts shape current reactions, practicing new ways to communicate, and building small routines that help with attention and mood. Sessions include coaching-style guidance when useful, alongside clinical interventions for trauma and stress.

Sh0e9rral pays attention to multicultural concerns and how prejudice or discrimination can affect mental health. She also helps people work through guilt, shame, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose. The work is practical and focused on changes that matter at home and at work.

To begin, she asks about your current stresses and goals, then outlines the next steps together. Many people come for help with parenting strain, family conflict, or the burnout that follows long-term caregiving or demanding jobs.

How sessions work

How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions

Two common evidence-based approaches she uses are trauma-focused techniques and behavioral strategies. Trauma-focused work helps people process past hurt and reduce reactions that come from traumatic memories. Behavioral strategies break problems into small, concrete actions to improve mood, daily routines, and attention difficulties like ADHD.

She also blends coaching elements with therapy to set short-term goals and practice new communication skills. Finding the right mix is collaborative; the therapist and client identify goals, try approaches, and adjust what is working together as sessions progress.

Confirm current session options before booking because formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, such as allowing shorter check-ins, avoiding travel time, or choosing a session that fits a work break. Licensed professionals can use remote sessions to focus on skills practice, emotional processing, and planning changes that carry into daily life, while adapting pacing and methods to what each person needs.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Family conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Family of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameLife purposeMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

7+ years

Listed in

Virginia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting pressures, ADHD and related issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and conversational, using evidence-based techniques and coaching-style guidance to focus on everyday changes and better coping.

How much experience does she have?

She has seven years of professional experience as a counselor working with adults on a range of emotional and family-related issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia and practices with that credential in that state.

Does she work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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