Shalonda Thornton-Knox, MD, LCPC
Compassionate practical help for anger and stress
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How Shalonda works
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Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shalonda
Shalonda Thornton-Knox is a licensed clinician in Maryland with 20 years of experience. She uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at helping people take manageable steps toward feeling better.
She believes each person is the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and building on them. Conversations are aimed at clear goals like improving mood, boosting confidence, handling workplace challenges, or coping with change.
Background and approach
Shalonda draws on two decades of practice to tailor approaches to the situation. She offers coaching-style support for motivation and skill building alongside therapeutic techniques for mood and behavior. This combination is used to address issues such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, relationship concerns, and career stress.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. The subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location and therapist availability. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and then schedules sessions based on the therapist's calendar.
Shalonda aims to help people find practical steps that fit their lives and goals.
What Shalonda works with
Everything Shalonda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shalonda's practice.
Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life
Shalonda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common method she uses helps people learn skills to manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity. This approach teaches concrete tools for calming down, recognizing triggers, and responding differently when anger or anxiety arises. Another technique focuses on building routines and problem-solving skills to improve mood and daily functioning. That method helps with depression, motivation, and coping with life changes by breaking goals into small, achievable steps.Choosing the right approach is part of treatment. Shalonda works collaboratively to find techniques that match each person's needs, goals, and preferences. She explains options, tries methods together in session, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most over time.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper interaction is useful. Phone sessions can be quicker or easier if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, between-session support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit sessions around work, school, and family responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Shalonda
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career issues, bipolar, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and supportive. She focuses on strengths and clear steps to manage emotions and behavior.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of professional experience providing individual therapy and related support.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds MD and LCPC credentials and practices in Maryland.
Which languages can sessions be conducted in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.