Shakira Thomas, LPC

Shakira Thomas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee. She brings seven years of counseling experience focused on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, anger, and depression. She frames clients as experts in their own stories and works alongside them to build on strengths. Seeking help can feel hard, and she aims to make that first step easier and more manageable.

Shakira centers sessions on what matters most to each person. She uses practical conversation and tools to address problems like communication struggles, commitment concerns, and codependency. Therapy may include working on attachment patterns, dealing with family of origin issues, or navigating separation and divorce. Shakira also supports people facing caregiver stress, body image worry, and feelings of emptiness.

Her approach blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and elements of Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing. That means conversations focus on the person's goals while also trying small changes in thinking and behavior. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented when helpful, or more exploratory when people want to understand deeper themes like abandonment or forgiveness.

Shakira often helps people translate insights into daily habits. She pays attention to how thoughts, actions, and relationships interact. Over time, clients work toward clearer communication, better emotional regulation, and more satisfying relationships.

People interested in beginning work with her can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through current struggles. She supports practical steps forward while acknowledging the real difficulty of change.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them clarify goals. This approach is useful for people who want to feel heard and build confidence in their own decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence feelings. It teaches practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and common relationship patterns by giving concrete steps to practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative plan can shift as progress is made or new priorities emerge.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier by reducing travel time and allowing appointments during a work break or between errands. It also can offer shorter check-ins or focused skill practice when helpful, so therapy fits the pace of daily life rather than demanding big schedule changes.