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Sudonna Harris

LMHC Florida 8 years of experience

Compassionate support for life changes

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Sudonna Harris
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Trauma recovery
  • Practical skills

About Sudonna

Sudonna Harris is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. She supports those facing life transitions, career strain, compassion fatigue, and concerns around self-esteem and identity. She also works with issues related to postpartum mood, LGBT concerns, and fertility-related stress.

With eight years of experience, Sudonna focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what feels hardest. Sessions aim to make things easier to understand and act on. She listens closely and helps people notice what matters most to them.

Her approach draws on client-centered therapy, which puts the client's perspective first, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people stay present and solution-focused methods to set concrete, short-term goals.

In practical terms she helps people build coping tools for life changes, manage mood shifts, and reduce overwhelm from past trauma or ongoing stress. Work can include straightforward skills, brief experiments between sessions, and checking what is working.

Sudonna encourages gentle pacing and collaboration. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and aims to support each person at their own speed. Prospective clients in Florida can expect conversational, hands-on sessions that focus on real-life problems.

How Sudonna’s approaches work for online care

Client-centered therapy puts the person's concerns and goals at the center of each session. It involves open listening, reflecting what matters to the client, and adapting conversations to their pace and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs space to name what feels off and decide where to begin.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness therapy brings attention to the present moment with simple breathing and awareness practices to reduce rumination and increase calm.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to try methods that fit their goals and comfort level, and adjust plans based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay useful and relevant.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut down travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer access from different locations. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, mindfulness practices, and client-centered conversations to work well in remote sessions.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPostpartum depressionSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sudonna commonly address?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, postpartum mood issues, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is conversational and client-centered. She focuses on listening first, then working with each person to try useful techniques and goals.

What is her professional background?

She holds a Florida LMHC credential and brings eight years of clinical experience working with a range of mood and stress-related concerns.

Where is she based and licensed?

She is licensed in Florida as an LMHC and provides services from that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?

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?

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

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