Shakira Thomas

Shakira Thomas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee. She brings seven years of counseling experience to her work and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, anger, and depression. She approaches each person as the expert on their own life and aims to support them as they make changes.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then helps people build on their existing strengths. Sessions often include practical steps for managing strong feelings and repairing communication. The tone is supportive while encouraging decisions that lead to better day-to-day functioning.

Shakira uses several approaches depending on a person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding an individual's experience and priorities. Mindfulness techniques are used to bring attention to the present moment and reduce reactivity.

She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own motivation for change and on Existential Therapy to address questions of meaning and values. Together these methods aim to reduce symptoms and increase clarity about what matters most.

People who come to Shakira often want practical tools alongside compassionate listening. She supports work on attachment concerns, communication problems, codependency, caregiver stress, body image, forgiveness, and other related issues. If you are considering therapy, confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Shakira commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers simple exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on hearing a person's experience and building on their strengths to set practical goals.

She also uses Mindfulness practices to help people notice strong emotions without reacting impulsively. These techniques can help with anger, anxiety, and stress by improving moment-to-moment awareness and allowing clearer choices.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's goals, needs, and preferences. Together they review what is helping and adjust the plan over time.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Discussing format and timing during scheduling helps shape sessions to practical day-to-day needs.