Shalonda Gaddis, LPC

Shalonda Gaddis is an Alabama licensed professional counselor with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people handle stress and anxiety and supports those coping with addictions, grief, loss, anger, and low self-esteem.

She creates an open space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. Sessions are aimed at practical steps people can try between meetings. The tone is encouraging and focused on real change rather than labels.

Gaddis supports people working on confidence, motivation, and self-love. She helps address communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. Social anxiety and phobia are also among her focus areas.

The approach centers on collaboration. The client and therapist set goals together and identify behavior changes or coping tools that fit daily life. Progress is reviewed and adjusted as needed so work stays relevant.

Her work is grounded in straightforward, evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions aim to boost skills for emotion regulation, healthier thinking, and better interpersonal interactions. The aim is to help people feel more able to handle stressors and move toward a clearer sense of purpose and self-worth.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online therapy

Many of the evidence-based therapeutic techniques Shalonda uses focus on skills practice and changing unhelpful behaviors or thoughts. One common approach teaches practical coping skills for stress and anxiety, like breathing and grounding exercises, problem-solving steps, and short behavior experiments to reduce avoidance. Another approach centers on building confidence and self-esteem through gradual exposure to feared situations and practicing new ways of communicating and setting boundaries.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client talk through goals, daily challenges, and preferences, then try methods together and adjust as progress is made. This keeps therapy responsive and collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all.

Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also lets people practice new skills in settings that resemble their everyday life, then bring observations back to sessions for review and adjustment.