- Stress and anxiety
- Blended family issues
- CBT and ACT methods
About Shavondria
Shavondria "Vonda" Jacobs is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Clinical Social Worker (CSW) with six years of experience. She practices in Oklahoma and works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. She also lists blended family issues among her focus areas.
Vonda keeps sessions practical and conversational. She listens to what is causing strain and helps people name next steps. Conversations often include short exercises and straightforward strategies to manage intense feelings and daily challenges.
Her work draws on cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thinking and on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify personal values and goals. She also uses EMDR for processing traumatic memories when appropriate, and brief solution-focused techniques to set achievable tasks between sessions.
Vonda aims to help people manage specific problems like grief, caregiver stress, life transitions, or the pressures of merging households. She can discuss coping strategies for conflicts that arise in blended family situations and help clients consider practical boundaries and routines.
She has experience supporting people with issues tied to aging, cancer, hospice and end-of-life concerns, postpartum depression, and veteran-related stress. Sessions are conducted in English and are geared toward adults seeking individual work on these kinds of life changes.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial meeting. The service uses a cancelable subscription for sessions, with costs that vary by location.
How therapeutic approaches can work during online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while accepting difficult emotions. That can be useful when adjusting to a new household role or managing grief and loss. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns that increase stress and trying different behavior experiments to reduce anxiety and improve daily routines. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method used to process distressing memories and lessen their hold over everyday life, which can be helpful for trauma or PTSD symptoms.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what feels manageable, then recommend which methods to try. Clients and therapist decide together and can adjust the plan as they learn what helps.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow quick check-ins when needed. Different approaches lend themselves to different session rhythms - for example CBT often uses brief homework between sessions, while EMDR may require longer focused sessions - and the therapist will plan session length and structure to fit the client’s needs.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to blended households?
She lists blended family issues and helps people navigate stepfamily tensions, co-parenting stress, loyalty conflicts, and merging routines.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, conversational style with short exercises and clear steps to manage feelings and daily problems.
How long has she been practicing?
She has six years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, depression, anxiety, and life changes.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Oklahoma.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.