Sharhonda Givens , LPC

Sharhonda Givens, LPC, offers warm, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions. She emphasizes practical steps and plain talk so clients can feel understood and make small changes that add up.

She brings her perspective as a Black woman of faith into sessions when it helps a client’s goals. That background informs how she listens and how she frames questions about values, identity, and purpose. She also focuses on women's issues and the emotional challenges many women face.

In sessions she helps people sort through attachment worries, abandonment concerns, and communication problems. She works with those dealing with trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, or sudden life changes that leave them unsure what to do next. Her aim is to help clients find clearer direction and steadier coping skills.

Her approach pulls from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She uses these methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns, practice new skills, and make choices that match their values. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented rather than full of jargon.

Sharhonda has three years of professional experience as a licensed professional counselor in Oklahoma. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's lead. In practice this means the therapist asks about what matters most, reflects what she hears, and helps a person set their own goals. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk through feelings.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try out new responses. It is practical and skills-based, which can help with anxiety, mood shifts, and relationship patterns when used online or by phone.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Those techniques are easy to practice between sessions and can be taught over video, phone, or text prompts.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She will adjust methods as progress and feedback guide the plan.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how and when people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging make brief check-ins possible during busy weeks. These options help fit care into work, family, and other commitments while keeping therapy consistent and accessible.