Shontel Taylor Harris , LCSW

Shontel Taylor Harris is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. She works with clients who have experienced trauma and abuse and helps with self-esteem, confidence, and motivation. Shontel writes in a straightforward way and focuses on practical steps people can use each week.

She listens first to understand each person's story and strengths. Sessions are a chance to talk through what is most pressing and to try small changes that make daily life easier. Shontel helps clients identify unhelpful patterns and practice different responses to old problems.

Many people bring concerns about abandonment, attachment wounds, and body image. Others reach out for help after divorce, separation, or domestic violence. She also addresses blended family issues, family of origin problems, communication struggles, and feelings of emptiness.

Her work includes supporting people with co-morbid conditions, control issues, avoidant personality challenges, and behavioral concerns such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). She encourages realistic goals and checks in often about progress and setbacks.

Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled online from Texas. Shontel believes change begins with small steps and steady support. She works collaboratively so each person shapes the pace and focus of therapy.

Evidence-based approaches and online options

Shontel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood; this helps people manage worry and shift daily habits. Another approach centers on attachment and relationship patterns, helping people recognize how early relationships affect current connections and teaching new ways to communicate and feel safer in relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to each person's goals, reviews what has or has not helped before, and suggests ways to try different methods. Clients and the therapist check progress and adjust the plan together so therapy fits personal needs and timing.

Online therapy makes these methods easier to access. Video calls allow full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and work well for quicker check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter updates or on-the-go reflection. These options offer flexibility for workdays, parenting schedules, and differing comfort with being on camera.