Shonta Harper, LPC, LCMHC

Shonta Harper is a licensed counselor who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, anxiety, and major life changes. She works with concerns like grief, addiction, parenting stress, career challenges, and issues around intimacy and identity. Shonta brings a calm, direct style that focuses on practical steps and clearer communication.

Her work aims to help clients understand how past experiences affect current choices. She talks through relationship patterns and helps people build stronger boundaries and better self-care routines. Sessions often include concrete tools for managing anxiety, anger, sleep problems, and day-to-day stress.

Shonta uses a trauma-informed and culturally responsive framework to guide sessions. That means she pays attention to how trauma and cultural background shape feelings and behavior. The approach combines emotional support with strategies that people can try between sessions.

She emphasizes collaboration and respects each person’s pace. Shonta brings ten years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC. Her practice is based in Georgia and she works with people from varied backgrounds.

Her goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes. She helps clients build resilience, improve communication, and find clearer direction in life. People who want practical guidance on relationships, identity, coping skills, or recovery may find her approach helpful.

How evidence-based techniques fit into online therapy

Shonta describes her work as trauma-informed and culturally responsive, and she uses evidence-based techniques to address common concerns. One approach focuses on understanding how past trauma affects present relationships and coping, helping people name patterns and practice new responses that feel safer and more effective. Another approach emphasizes skills for anxiety and stress management, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavior adjustments to reduce overwhelm and improve sleep.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. Clients and therapist check progress together and choose techniques that fit the person’s needs and preferences.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since the profile did not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people meet with a licensed professional who understands trauma, relationships, and identity concerns even if they live far from Georgia.