Shawnda Jones, LMHC - Therapist in Indiana

About Shawnda

Shawnda Jones is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and works to create a welcoming, non-judgmental space where clients can begin to make sense of hard experiences. Parents and caregivers reading this will find straightforward support for relationship and family concerns.

Shawnda collaborates with each person to set clear goals and a direction for therapy. She often helps people who want to manage mood symptoms, process trauma and grief, or address addictive behaviors and anger.

Background and approach

Her approach is practical and goal-focused. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, trauma-focused methods, and client-centered work to match what each person needs in the moment. That can mean addressing unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing new behaviors, or slowing down to notice emotions and bodily reactions.

Mindfulness practices are used to build awareness and calm. Shawnda has two decades of experience in clinical counseling work. Her training includes a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Brenau University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Harding University.

She also has additional training in grief and trauma therapy. People who come to Shawnda can expect a collaborative, honest process. She helps people identify practical steps for change, works through family of origin and control issues, and supports recovery from post-traumatic stress and overwhelming life transitions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Shawnda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this often looks like setting small practical experiments and practicing new skills between sessions. She also uses trauma-focused work to help people process painful memories and reduce their day-to-day impact, using pacing and grounding techniques that can be introduced gradually.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shawnda treats selection of methods as collaborative, discussing what feels useful and adjusting plans as goals or life circumstances change. Clients set priorities and she helps translate those into concrete steps.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use mindfulness exercises and behavioral experiments in everyday settings and then discuss what happened in the next meeting. Licensed professionals and therapists commonly use these benefits to help clients keep therapy consistent with daily life.

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 kinds of concerns can be addressed?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, anger, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like guilt, shame, and isolation.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Sessions are collaborative and client-centered, combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused work with mindfulness and emotionally-focused methods as needed.

What is her background and experience?

Shawnda has 20 years of clinical experience and additional training in grief and trauma therapy, working with people who want concrete change and healing.

What credential does she hold and where is she located?

She is an LMHC licensed in Indiana and carries that credential when providing clinical services in the state.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost and billing work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Indiana
Languages: English

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