Therapist profile
Shamona McFadden, LMHC
LMHC - Relationship and family concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and narrative
About Shamona
Shamona McFadden is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, with 14 years of experience. She focuses on common concerns adults bring from home and work, such as stress, anxiety, relationship problems, parenting strain, and grief.
She helps people sort through relationship tensions and communication problems. She also addresses issues like self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, and challenges connected to identity and culture. Her practice notes work and life transitions, anger, depression, and trauma-related difficulties among areas she supports.
Her style is straightforward and client-centered. She listens to what is happening now and what a person wants to change. She uses practical tools as well as conversations about personal history to help people make concrete adjustments in daily life.
Shamona draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. Solution-Focused Therapy informs short-term goal setting and planning for immediate steps.
Her work also attends to multicultural concerns and identity issues. She notes experience supporting people who identify as LGBT and people navigating fatherhood or parenting challenges. Sessions aim to produce usable ideas for handling conflicts, mood shifts, and life changes.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. In practice this means sessions begin with what is most pressing at home or work and the therapist reflects back concerns and goals to clarify them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches concrete skills for changing patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, achievable steps and on identifying what will look different after a few focused sessions.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your concerns and preferences, try different methods as needed, and check in about what is helping. That shared decision-making keeps work focused on practical changes you can make between sessions.
The profile does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy day by avoiding travel and by allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it easier to schedule sessions around school runs, work breaks, or caregiving responsibilities without promising a particular format.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting strain, grief, depression, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would she work with me in sessions?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. Sessions often combine talk with techniques from CBT, narrative methods, and solution-focused planning to set small goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working as a clinician and has focused on life transitions, communication problems, and identity-related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Can she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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