About Schavonne
Schavonne McCarter is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, grief, and major life changes. She supports those dealing with relationship or family strain, identity concerns related to LGBT issues, and struggles like self-blame, guilt, or shame. Her work also includes coaching around communication, forgiveness, and self-love.
She brings 15 years of professional experience to sessions and aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on what feels most urgent to the person and move at a comfortable pace. Schavonne encourages practical steps people can try between meetings to build momentum. In session she uses straightforward tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new coping strategies.
She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what they want and increase their own motivation for change. These methods are used together to tailor a plan for each person. People can expect honest, direct conversation with empathy.
She works to make the therapy fit real life, not just theory. Whether addressing grief, compassion fatigue, eating concerns, or end-of-life questions, she focuses on actionable steps and gradual shifts. Schavonne is based in Florida and holds the LMHC credential, Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
Her approach emphasizes partnership, steady progress, and practical skills that make daily life easier.
How CBT and Motivational Interviewing work online
Schavonne uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. In plain terms, CBT looks at patterns that keep someone stuck and tests small changes that can reduce anxiety, depression, or anger.She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. This approach focuses on building a person’s own motivation, which can be especially helpful for addictions, ambivalence about change, or beginning healthier routines.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjust the plan together as progress is evaluated. Clients and therapist work as a team to decide what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and have a deeper conversation, phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can provide quick check-ins and written reflection. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel while still using CBT and motivational techniques in everyday life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also works with
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English