About Surnedra
Surnedra "Nedra" Simmons is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who combines practical strategies with a forward-looking focus. She helps people break problems into manageable steps and work toward clear goals. Nedra has eight years of counseling experience and often supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, and ADHD.
She uses straightforward tools that aim to change unhelpful thinking and build useful habits. Sessions tend to be goal-directed and focused on what can improve day-to-day life.
Background and approach
She also draws on solution-focused methods to help clients identify strengths and small steps that lead to change. Nedra's background includes work with adolescents and adults from diverse backgrounds in school settings and community care. That experience shaped a practical, no-blame style that centers a client's own priorities.
Conversations in her sessions are direct but warm, with an emphasis on what a person can try between meetings. Common topics she addresses include self-esteem, career decisions, coping with life changes, sleep problems, panic or social anxiety, and issues related to prejudice or multicultural stress.
She also supports people working through parenting stress and relationship concerns when those topics come up in individual therapy. Nedra speaks English and accepts international clients for online work. People who choose to begin can expect clear goals, step-by-step planning, and collaborative problem solving in a respectful setting.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in ways that are easy to use in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it helps with anxiety, depression, panic, sleep problems, and ADHD-related challenges by teaching concrete skills and practiceable steps. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on goals and small changes; it helps clients notice strengths, pick a clear next step, and build momentum toward preferred outcomes.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what is helpful. Clients are invited to test tools between sessions and report back so the work stays practical and focused on results.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing check-ins, quick problem checking, and flexible scheduling. These options aim to make therapy more accessible and fit counseling into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Hoarding
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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