Sharhonda Givens

Sharhonda Givens is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Oklahoma with three years of clinical experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and major life changes. Her practice also includes concerns often tied to life purpose and midlife shifts. Givens draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the client's perspective. She combines that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing are also part of her approach when they fit the client's goals. She identifies as a Black woman of faith and integrates that lived experience into how she understands culture and values in sessions. That background shapes how she talks about identity, women's issues, and the pressures caregivers often feel. In practical terms she helps people talk through attachment and abandonment worries, communication problems, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation. She also supports people facing control issues, impulsivity, and questions about sexuality and self-love. Sessions tend to focus on concrete skills and clearer thinking alongside reflective conversation. Clients can expect collaborative work aimed at day-to-day coping, improving communication, and reconnecting with what matters to them. To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a client's perspective. Online sessions using this approach center the client's concerns and pace, helping people talk through what matters and identify next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to build practical coping strategies for anxiety, stress, and relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. She will work with clients to figure out which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made or goals evolve.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy fits around work or caregiving. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing techniques to remote sessions to focus on day-to-day coping and clearer decision making.