Ebony Shoemo

Ebony Shoemo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who helps people facing big life changes and everyday stresses. She focuses on practical steps families and individuals can use to manage anxiety, anger, ADHD symptoms, depression, and the fallout from trauma or abuse. Ebony writes plainly and works alongside clients to uncover what they need to move forward.

Ebony earned a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Troy University. She has five years of experience in community mental health and as a school-based mental health therapist. That background means she has worked with children, adolescents, and adults from varied backgrounds and with different life challenges.

Her approach centers on the person in the room. She uses client-centered techniques that let clients lead the pace and focus of sessions. She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify values and choose committed actions that fit their goals.

Ebony also draws on mindfulness, relaxation skills, and practical problem solving to address issues like parenting stress, relationship and communication problems, compassion fatigue, and first responder or veteran-related concerns. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where small changes add up over time.

Outside of work she is a wife, mother, and veteran who enjoys hiking, exercise, and quiet movie nights with her family. She invites clients to take a first step and explore what a focused, steady approach to change can look like.

How her approaches guide online work

Ebony frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside a client-centered stance. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify core values and take small, concrete steps toward them while learning to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thought and behavior patterns that increase anxiety or depression and testing alternatives that reduce distress. Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s priorities and experience at the center of each session, making room for collaboration and pacing that fits the client.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Ebony will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before recommending approaches. She treats therapy as a team effort and will adjust methods based on what the client finds most useful.

Confirm current online session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity during life transitions and to practice skills between sessions while staying connected with a licensed professional.