Shonda Hart-Wright, LMHC
Compassionate, practical counseling for real-life struggles
Book with ShondaWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Shonda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shonda
Shonda Hart-Wright is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 20 years of experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, low self-esteem, or major life changes. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, aimed at practical progress you can use day to day.
Shonda draws on client-centered care and cognitive-behavioral ideas to focus on what matters most to each person. She mixes evidence-based strategies with mindfulness and acceptance-based skills.
Background and approach
Sessions include clear goals, concrete steps, and chances to practice new ways of coping between meetings. Her background includes long work in varied settings helping people with depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, and attention challenges. She also supports people facing parenting strain, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and life-purpose questions.
That breadth informs a flexible, problem-focused style. In the room she aims to listen first, then help clients name what’s getting in the way. Conversations often move quickly to problem solving and skill building.
Shonda encourages clients to try small experiments, track what helps, and refine their plan over time. People seeking help for anger or impulsivity will find concrete tools for managing strong emotions. She also helps with relationships, communication problems, and the practical pressures of money, work, and midlife transitions.
Her work is direct, respectful, and geared toward real change.
What Shonda works with
Everything Shonda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shonda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Shonda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Shonda commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them control behavior, useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different behaviors to reduce symptoms like depression, anger, and anxiety.Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will listen to your goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan based on what works for you. Clients often mix methods so sessions feel practical and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you work face to face from wherever you are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging offer brief check-ins, mood tracking, and quick skill coaching between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping progress steady.
Questions people ask about Shonda
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Shonda works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, grief, parenting strain, and relationship and family problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and supportive. She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches to help clients build everyday coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
Shonda has two decades of experience working in a variety of settings with people facing mood disorders, trauma, addiction, and related challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Shonda provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.