Shavonna Peterson, LPC - Therapist in Georgia

About Shavonna

Shavonna Peterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who focuses on family and parenting concerns as well as stress, anxiety, relationships, and trauma. She creates a calm space where parents and caregivers can talk through immediate problems. Her style is direct and supportive, aimed at clear steps families can try between sessions.

She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Background and approach

Emotionally-Focused Therapy guides conversations about attachment and connection in relationships. Mindfulness techniques are offered to reduce stress and bring more calm into daily life. Shavonna treats issues like self esteem, body image, communication problems, control struggles, and the fallout from separation or divorce.

She also works with themes such as forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, and self-love. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. With 12 years of experience, she leans on a client-centered stance that keeps the person’s goals at the center of work.

The counselor believes people are experts on their own lives and helps them use existing strengths to move forward. Her approach mixes evidence-based strategies and relational listening. That combination aims to produce practical changes at home and clearer ways to handle family tensions.

Many sessions include concrete skill practice and reflection that clients can use right away.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own solutions; this approach can be helpful when family members need a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches specific skills to change them. It is useful for reducing stress and anxiety and for building new ways to respond to difficult situations.

Shavonna treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will work with the client to try methods that match their needs and goals, and adjust the plan based on what feels most effective and realistic for day-to-day life.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy families. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text-based messaging can work for quick check-ins or when speaking live is hard. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into a family schedule and to maintain momentum between meetings.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to families?

She supports issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and self esteem.

What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?

She uses a client-centered style that keeps the person's goals central, combined with practical strategies to try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 12 years of professional experience working with the listed concerns.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Georgia with licence number GA LPC LPC013912.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

In what formats can sessions take place?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 12 years
Licensed: Georgia
Languages: English

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