Shomaya McFarland, LPC

Shomaya McFarland is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 13 years working in mental health. She aims to help people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, depression, and life changes. Her style is informal and relaxed, and she focuses on listening closely and giving straightforward feedback.

She commonly helps people process emotions and work through attachment issues that affect close relationships. She also supports those coping with grief, career stress, low self-esteem, and difficulties related to body image or identity. Her approach is practical and conversational, rather than highly technical.

McFarland blends client-centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, along with mindfulness and motivational interviewing. Sessions often include active listening, reflections, and small behavior-based steps people can try between meetings. She emphasizes showing options so clients can choose what fits them best.

She has experience as a counselor, crisis therapist, counselor supervisor, and case manager. That work informs a steady, grounded way of responding when emotions feel overwhelming or when communication breaks down in relationships.

Shomaya is clear about fit: she may not be the right choice for deep trauma work or long-standing childhood wounds. She is well suited to help with everyday stressors, relationship conflict, parenting strains, infidelity, and navigating separations or life transitions.

If someone is ready to start making changes, she offers a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk through problems and try new directions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Shomaya uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT often focuses on practical exercises and short experiments people can do between sessions to reduce anxiety and manage mood. She also draws from Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on listening, empathy, and helping people find their own solutions. That approach works well when someone needs a supportive space to talk through emotions and clarify goals.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation is ongoing, and methods can be adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people meet. Video calls let conversations feel face-to-face, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging helps keep a thread of support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities while keeping treatment consistent.