Shontel Taylor Harris, LCSW

Shontel Taylor Harris is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas with 12 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She emphasizes the client’s own knowledge of their life and works alongside them to build on strengths. Taking a first step toward change can feel hard, and she aims to offer steady support through that process.

In sessions she listens for what matters most to each person and helps turn that into practical goals. She addresses relationship patterns, attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, and issues around control and boundaries. She also supports people facing family of origin struggles, blended family stress, divorce or separation, and the aftermath of domestic violence.

Her work includes attention to body image, co-morbidity of conditions, and mood challenges such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and build coping skills. The therapist encourages small, achievable steps so progress feels manageable.

Shontel helps people make changes that improve daily life and relationships. She welcomes clients who want to work on forgiveness, reduce emptiness, or strengthen motivation and confidence. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients, with services provided in Texas under her LCSW credential.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Shontel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and clearer patterns in relationships. One approach she commonly uses involves teaching coping and stress-management skills, which help people reduce anxiety and build daily routines that feel doable. Another common focus is exploring attachment and relationship patterns, which helps people understand why they react a certain way and practice different responses.

Finding the right mix of techniques is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to pick approaches that match their goals and preferences. That process is collaborative and may change as progress is made or priorities shift.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to continue weekly work during moves or travel. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and communication to an online setting so therapy stays practical and goal oriented.