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Shamona McFadden

LMHC Florida 14 years of experience

Guiding practical steps through life changes

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Shamona McFadden
  • Life change support
  • Focus on coping
  • Culturally aware care

About Shamona

Shamona McFadden is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing life changes and everyday pressures. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, career shifts, and self-esteem challenges. Her style is direct and warm, aimed at helping people find practical next steps during difficult times.

She uses straightforward conversation to build understanding about what matters most to each person. Sessions look at patterns of thought and behavior, recent events, and the stories people tell about themselves. Shamona draws on several therapeutic approaches to fit what each person needs, rather than pushing a single method.

Her sixteen years of work in counseling includes addressing intimacy concerns, parenting strains, and adjustment after separation or loss. She also supports people navigating identity and multicultural concerns, including LGBT issues and questions around fatherhood and parenting roles. Shamona pays attention to how isolation, body image, and workplace stress affect daily life.

Shamona aims to make therapy a practical part of life. She helps set small goals, try new coping strategies, and track what changes over time. Her sessions are collaborative, focusing on what the client wants to improve next.

Clients can expect a respectful, culturally aware approach that centers personal values and goals. Shamona invites people to talk through painful moments and to build skills for handling future transitions and ongoing stressors.

How her approaches guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client so they feel understood and can choose their own direction; it helps with self-esteem, decision-making, and finding personal meaning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to try methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjust plans based on what helps most over time.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the profile does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. It also lets people meet with licensed professionals from their current location while working on coping strategies, communication skills, and planning for life changes.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoaching

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Antisocial personalityBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFatherhood issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMulticultural concernsSelf-loveVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Shamona commonly address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, career changes, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and practical, focusing on clear steps, goal setting, and helping people understand their thoughts and behaviors.

What is her professional background?

She has 14 years of experience working in counseling and mental health settings, focusing on personal transitions and multicultural concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds the Florida LMHC credential and practices in Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.

How does billing and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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

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