Therapist profile
Shonta Harper, LPC, LCMHC
Licensed counselor - Relationships and family
Continue with ShontaAbout
- Relationship difficulties
- Parenting strain
- Trauma informed
About Shonta
Shonta Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with ten years of experience practicing in Georgia. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Her practice also addresses career stress, addictions, ADHD, and LGBT-related matters.
Shonta uses straightforward conversation to help people get clearer about what matters to them at home and work. She listens for patterns in relationship interactions and everyday routines. Then she helps people try small, practical steps to change how they cope and connect.
Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a trauma-informed outlook. She pays attention to how culture and life events shape a person’s responses. Sessions include talking through specific problems, practicing new communication habits, and planning realistic next steps.
Clients often bring anger, low self-esteem, sleep problems, or parenting strain. Shonta also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, codependency, infidelity, or identity concerns such as gender dysphoria. She works with people who have military or veteran backgrounds on the issues they bring up.
Shonta describes her work as collaborative and goal-focused. She helps set practical targets and reviews progress each session. People leave with concrete tools to use between meetings and a clearer sense of how to handle recurring family and relationship pressures.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Shonta uses evidence-based techniques paired with a trauma-informed perspective. One common method she employs focuses on identifying unhelpful interaction patterns and teaching concrete communication skills. This helps people reduce repeated conflicts and improve day-to-day conversations.Another approach emphasizes behavioral strategies to change routines that affect mood and sleep. That can include short, manageable experiments to shift how someone structures evenings, handles stress, or practices self-regulation. These steps are practical and aimed at improving energy, sleep, and coping.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made so treatment stays relevant to real-life concerns.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, because specific options are not listed in the original profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Talk with her during the first appointment about how to schedule sessions so they work within parenting, caregiving, or work routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Georgia, Utah
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with at home?
She helps with relationship tensions, parenting strain, communication problems, intimacy-related issues, and family problems. Other common concerns include grief, anger, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She works in a practical, collaborative way that focuses on clear goals and small changes. Sessions mix talking through issues, practicing new interaction habits, and planning next steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship and personal growth issues. That experience includes supporting people with trauma, addiction concerns, and caregiving stress.
What are her professional credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in Georgia. The LPC is spelled out as Licensed Professional Counselor and LCMHC as Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients. Sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know whether phone, video, or other formats are offered.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the client’s chosen plan and location.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session. That sequence connects you to the initial appointment process.
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