Therapist profile
Shanika Katara Jones, LMHC
Florida
LMHC - Stress and Relationship Concerns
Continue with ShanikaWhere Shanika stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH19975
- NPI
- 1013670819
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Shanika
Shanika Katara Jones is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with seven years of professional experience. She works with people who are facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship struggles, and the practical challenges of life change.
She helps clients name what is difficult and find clearer ways to respond. Sessions focus on talking through current problems, easing overwhelming emotions, and building practical coping skills. Shanika also addresses concerns tied to attachment, abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and family of origin issues.
Her approach blends client-centered conversation with techniques from cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness practices. That means she listens for each person's priorities, then offers gentle challenges and exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. For people carrying trauma or intense memories, she may integrate EMDR-based processes to help reduce the emotional charge around those memories.
In sessions she emphasizes practical steps clients can try between meetings. These might include short behavioral experiments, simple mindfulness practices, or communication rehearsals to try with others. The work is collaborative and paced to what the client can manage.
Shanika practices in Florida and provides services in English. To begin, clients complete an initial matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client brings. It helps people clarify their own goals and priorities so they can make choices that feel right. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses short exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. EMDR involves structured processing of distressing memories to reduce their emotional intensity and may be used when trauma memories are present.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to try methods that match goals, comfort level, and the pace the client needs. Sessions can shift over time as progress is reviewed and new challenges come up.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday break, avoid travel time, or choose meetings that are shorter or more focused when life is busy. Licensed professionals can use a mix of conversation, guided exercises, and home practice to carry progress between sessions.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment, abandonment, codependency, and family of origin issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. She aims to combine listening with exercises to test thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional work experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps start the process?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss goals and fit.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.