Shontel Taylor Harris

Shontel Taylor Harris is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 12 years of experience to her practice in Texas. She focuses on practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and treats each person as the expert on their own life.

She likes to help clients notice their existing strengths and use them to face hard moments. In sessions she offers steady, respectful guidance while people talk through what’s most difficult. She emphasizes small, doable steps toward clearer goals and more confidence.

Her background includes extensive work with relationship and family-related concerns, including attachment issues, blended family challenges, communication problems, and divorce and separation. She also has experience addressing abandonment, control issues, body image, and the effects of domestic violence.

Shontel works with people coping with co-morbidity and complex mood concerns, and she has professional experience related to Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. She encourages clients to set the pace and focus on what matters most to them.

Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients. Practical next steps include choosing to start therapy, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability. The subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Shontel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and practical change. One common approach emphasizes identifying strengths and building small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood; this helps people regain daily confidence and manage stress. Another approach centers on relationship and attachment work, helping clients notice patterns in communication and make different choices in how they connect with others, which can be useful during separation or divorce.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust techniques if something isn’t helping.

Please confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also accommodate international scheduling differences for those outside Texas. The focus is on practical, consistent work that fits into everyday life rather than on any single format.