Shamona McFadden , LMHC

Shamona McFadden is a licensed mental health counselor working in Florida. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. She also supports clients facing career changes, parenting pressures, and challenges tied to trauma, abuse, or identity such as LGBT concerns.

Shamona uses plain, collaborative conversation to help people understand what they are feeling. She listens closely and helps clients find small, workable steps to feel steadier. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her rather than a fixed checklist of techniques.

Her work draws on approaches like client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, and solution-focused therapy. She mixes these methods to fit each person's needs - for example, examining unhelpful thoughts, reshaping personal stories, or setting short-term goals for change.

With 14 years of experience, Shamona is familiar with issues that come up during major life changes. She pays attention to culture, identity, and the effects of isolation or body image concerns on daily life. Her style is practical and steady, aimed at building clearer choices and more satisfying relationships.

People who prefer online support can connect by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. The first steps are a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that works with the client's routine.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client's own goals and experiences, with the therapist following the client's lead and offering empathy and reflection to help clarify what matters. This approach helps when someone needs a space to talk through feelings and find their own direction.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that keep someone stuck because it offers concrete exercises to try between sessions.

Narrative therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and the world, and helps them separate from limiting labels. This can be helpful for issues like self-esteem, identity, and life purpose by opening different ways to describe one’s life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they will choose or blend methods so sessions match the client’s needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer quick, ongoing check-ins and flexible ways to work through specific problems between longer sessions.