About Shunda
Dr. Shunda McCoy helps people facing relationship struggles, stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. She also focuses on issues like infidelity, finding life purpose, and building self-love.
As a licensed clinical social worker in Tennessee, she combines practical strategies with straightforward conversation to help people feel steadier. Her style is warm and collaborative. She listens first, then offers clear steps people can try between sessions.
Therapy sessions are a place to name patterns, practice new responses, and track small changes that add up.
Background and approach
Dr. McCoy uses a mix of approaches depending on what a person needs. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the client’s lead, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts, and solution-focused ideas to map short-term goals.
The Gottman Method appears in her work when relationship skills are part of the focus. She aims for simple, usable tools. That can mean role-playing a tough conversation, setting small behavioral experiments, or creating a plan to manage spikes of anger or anxiety.
Sessions move at a practical pace and focus on what matters right now. With four years of clinical experience and a Tennessee LCSW license, Dr. McCoy blends experience with down-to-earth support.
She works in English and offers online formats that fit busy lives.
How therapeutic methods adapt to online care
Dr. McCoy commonly uses client-centered work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-centered work means she follows the person’s lead, listens closely, and reflects back what she hears to help people gain clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, and anger. She also draws on the Gottman Method when relationship skills are a focus, using structured exercises to improve communication and rebuild trust. Together, the approaches aim to give clear steps and conversation practices that translate well to remote sessions. Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then choose or combine methods collaboratively. That way the plan fits what the person wants to change and how they prefer to work. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for role-play and visual cues, phone can fit a quick check-in or less bandwidth, live chat works for brief exchanges, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping focus on progress.Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns are addressed?
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
What experience does she bring?
What credentials and region are listed?
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
What session formats are available?
How does payment and cost work?
What are the first steps to begin?
Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English