About Shunda
Dr. Shunda McCoy helps people who are wrestling with anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and shifting life roles. She supports those coping with low self-esteem, anger, depression, and the fallout from infidelity.
Her approach is practical and direct, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more in control. Dr. McCoy keeps sessions focused on what matters to the client.
She listens first and then helps clients identify patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Together they set small, doable steps to reduce anxiety, rebuild trust after betrayal, or clarify life purpose. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She uses tools from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also draws on the Gottman Method for relationship work and uses solution-focused techniques to set concrete goals. Dr. McCoy earned a doctorate and holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW.
She has worked in Tennessee settings for several years and brings four years of clinical experience to her practice. She emphasizes culturally responsive care and respects each person's background and values. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal oriented.
People leave with specific strategies they can try between meetings, such as thought-challenging exercises, communication techniques, and short behavioral experiments. Her aim is to help clients gain skills they can use in everyday life.
Approaches for online anxiety and relationship work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's own goals and feelings, offering a respectful space to talk through what matters most and build self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. The Gottman Method offers practical communication and conflict tools for people dealing with relationship strain or trust issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past, then try techniques that fit the client's needs. If something feels off, adjustments are made together so the work stays relevant and effective.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow real-time conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and help people keep momentum as they practice new skills.
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What this therapist works with
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- Relationship issues
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- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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