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Sudonna Harris

LMHC

Sudonna Harris, LMHC

Therapist focusing on practical coping skills

Licensed in Florida
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About Sudonna

Sudonna Harris is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem, career strain, compassion fatigue, and LGBT-related concerns. Sudonna names postpartum depression and other perinatal mood challenges among her areas of focus. She approaches clients with respect and straightforward care.

Sudonna uses practical methods to help people think differently about problems and try new behaviors. She often draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with more useful ones. She also uses client-centered and mindfulness ideas to help people feel heard and to build awareness of feelings in the moment.

In sessions she keeps things direct and collaborative. People can expect goal-focused conversations and concrete steps to try between meetings. Solution-focused tools are used when a shorter, action-oriented plan is helpful.

She has eight years of experience as an LMHC in Florida. That background includes supporting people through trauma and abuse recovery and with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, and isolation. Sudonna also addresses life transitions like midlife shifts, fertility struggles, and coping after a disaster.

Her approach aims to help people develop practical coping skills and clearer next steps. She encourages honest talk about feelings and decisions. Sudonna works alongside clients to find strategies that fit their daily life.

How Sudonna brings practical therapies online

Sudonna uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot and change thought patterns that worsen anxiety or depression. CBT techniques are broken into simple steps and practiced between sessions so people can test what works in daily life.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and reflecting what a person says. This approach helps people feel heard and to clarify their own goals. Mindfulness therapy is another tool she uses to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce stress and increase awareness of feelings in the moment.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sudonna will discuss options, try methods that fit a person's needs, and adjust the plan based on progress and preference. She treats the process as a collaboration focused on practical results.

Online sessions offer flexibility. Video calls let people talk face to face when they prefer visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone wants a quieter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, written reflection, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work when in-person visits aren’t possible.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Sudonna help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, postpartum depression, and related concerns like compassion fatigue and career stress.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is direct and collaborative, with a focus on practical steps. Conversations aim to be goal-oriented and to produce actions people can try between sessions.

What experience does she bring?

She has eight years of experience as a mental health counselor working with a range of emotional and life challenges, including trauma recovery and perinatal mood concerns.

What are her professional credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - licensed in Florida and practices there.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and getting started work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPostpartum depressionSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

License and registration

LMHC, Florida
MH21554
NPI (National Provider Identifier)
1992213755

As listed on the therapist's professional profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.

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