Sharhonda Givens, LPC

Sharhonda Givens, LPC, brings a practical, client-centered approach to therapy. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and life transitions with steady support and clear steps. Her work focuses on helping clients build skills they can use between sessions to feel more in control and connected.

Givens blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered conversation to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also uses mindfulness practices to calm the body and focus attention in stressful moments. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and needs to find reasons to change.

She pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, and caregiver stress. Guilt, shame, sexual concerns, and struggles with self-worth are also areas she addresses in therapy. Sessions focus on practical coping tools and clearer communication, rather than long explanations or jargon.

Drawing on her background as a Black woman of faith, she aims to offer a respectful, welcoming space for exploring identity and values. That perspective informs how she listens and what goals she helps clients set. She works with adults in Oklahoma and conducts sessions using video, phone, live chat, or text.

Givens has three years of clinical experience and holds an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions that fit their needs.

How online approaches like CBT and mindfulness help

Sharhonda often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that increase stress and anxiety. CBT breaks problems into smaller parts so clients can test new ways of thinking and see what works in daily life.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to provide a nonjudgmental space where clients set the pace and topics of sessions. That approach helps people feel heard while they figure out goals. Mindfulness Therapy is used to teach simple attention and breathing practices that calm the body and reduce reactivity in tense moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust strategies over time. If something isn't helping, the plan changes rather than sticking with it out of habit.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people use visual cues and fuller conversation, while phone sessions can be a good option when internet quality is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief check-ins or coaching-style support into a workday or between appointments. These formats increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep momentum between sessions.