- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment and abandonment
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Sharhonda
Sharhonda Givens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with three years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, family concerns, trauma and abuse, and big life changes. Her practice also addresses life purpose, attachment and abandonment worries, and issues that often surface in midlife.
She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to make sessions conversational and focused on each person's perspective. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness practices are added to help manage intense feelings and reduce reactivity.
Sharhonda identifies as a Black woman of faith and notes that cultural and spiritual background can be part of sessions when clients want that included. She frequently supports women with topics such as self-love, sexuality, guilt and forgiveness, and caregiver stress. Conversations often center on rebuilding confidence after loss or change.
In practical terms she helps people sort priorities, improve communication, and practice skills between meetings. Sessions can look like reviewing recent situations, trying alternative responses, and setting small goals to test new patterns. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone wants help clarifying values and finding reasons to change.
Her work emphasizes clear, usable steps rather than abstract advice. She asks direct questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people plan next actions. To begin, visitors follow the site's matching process and schedule an initial session.
How her therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Sharhonda commonly integrates Client-Centered Therapy, which keeps the conversation focused on the client's perspective and priorities. In practice this means sessions start with the client's immediate concerns and move at their pace to identify what feels most important to address.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot patterns of thinking that increase stress or anxiety and to try concrete behavior changes. CBT work online can include reviewing recent situations, testing alternative responses, and setting brief experiments between meetings.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will help clients decide which methods fit best based on their goals, preferences, and how they respond in early sessions. The plan can shift as work progresses to focus on what helps most.
The biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules require it. It can also allow people to practice skills in everyday settings and bring those experiences back into therapy for discussion.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she typically address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include life purpose, attachment, caregiver stress, and midlife issues.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses Client-Centered conversation to understand what matters to the person, then applies CBT and mindfulness to test small changes and manage strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with adults on emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and she practices in Oklahoma.
Can she work with people who speak other languages or live overseas?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.