Shalonda Thornton-Knox, MD, LCPC

Licensed in Maryland · 20 years in practice

Shalonda Thornton-Knox is a licensed counselor in Maryland with 20 years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LCPC, Maryland: LC2775 · expires January 2028
NPI: 1215354154 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Shalonda

Shalonda Thornton-Knox is a licensed counselor in Maryland with 20 years of clinical experience. She combines practical strategies with steady support to help people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem struggles. Her approach emphasizes clients' strengths and practical steps toward feeling more capable and hopeful.

She focuses on clear, doable goals rather than jargon. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with time spent on skills that can be used between meetings.

Background and approach

She helps people who are managing relationship tension, parenting stress, anger, career shifts, bipolar mood challenges, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Shalonda holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC. Her background includes two decades of work in behavioral health settings where she provided individual therapy and support for adolescents and adults.

That experience shapes a straightforward style that values both compassion and concrete change. People can expect practical tools for coping with life changes and clearer plans for daily routines, emotion management, and communication. She also incorporates coaching elements to help clients set and reach personal or career goals.

Therapy begins with listening to the client’s story and identifying strengths to build on. Conversations aim to be respectful and direct, so progress is visible and measurable. The first steps are simple - talk about the most pressing issue, set a small goal, and try one new skill between sessions.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Shalonda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Self esteem
Depression
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
ADHD

Online support

Approaches and online care that fit your life

Shalonda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills and emotion regulation to reduce anxiety and manage mood swings; this helps with day-to-day stress and bipolar mood challenges by teaching pacing, grounding, and breathing strategies. Another approach centers on strengths-based work and problem solving to boost self-esteem and handle career or parenting challenges; it focuses on identifying what already works for a person and expanding those strategies.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist listens to what matters most, tries techniques that match a person's goals, and adjusts the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which methods to keep using and which to change.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions take less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins, quick coping reminders, and ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on progress and practical results.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship tension, parenting strain, anger, career changes, bipolar mood challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, coping with life changes, and coaching.

What is her therapeutic style?

The approach is practical and strengths-based, focusing on clear goals and skills people can use between sessions. Conversations aim to be direct and supportive.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of professional work experience in behavioral health settings providing individual therapy and related services.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, and practices in Maryland.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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