Shonta Harper, LPC, LCMHC

Shonta Harper is a licensed counselor who focuses on relationship and life-change concerns. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and low self-esteem. Shonta also supports clients facing career stress, parenting challenges, sleep problems, and issues around intimacy and communication.

She practices in Georgia and has ten years of experience as a clinician. Her credentials include Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC. Shonta centers her work on practical steps people can use between sessions as well as calm, focused conversations during meetings.

Shonta uses a trauma-informed, culturally aware approach. She pays attention to identity, background, and life context when helping people sort through relationship dynamics and family problems. Sessions often look at patterns of communication, boundaries, and coping strategies that reduce stress and increase connection.

Her work is collaborative and goal-oriented. She helps clients identify small, concrete changes that create momentum. For people wrestling with addiction or codependency, she offers structure and accountability alongside emotional support.

Shonta is also experienced supporting concerns related to gender and sexual identity, including LGBT matters and gender dysphoria. She combines straightforward tools with reflective conversation so people can build self-understanding and steady progress over time.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Shonta draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. One common approach focuses on addressing trauma and its effects; this helps people process painful memories, reduce reactivity, and learn safety skills for daily life. Another approach targets relationship and communication patterns by identifying repeating behaviors and practicing new ways to speak and set boundaries that improve connection and respect.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made and new issues appear.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session options before booking. Many people find remote work fits into busy schedules and reduces travel time, and it can make it easier to keep regular appointments during life transitions. Online sessions can also support shorter check-ins, steady progression on coping skills, and timely follow-ups after a challenging week. Licensed professionals can use these formats to keep momentum and integrate therapy into everyday life.