Shonda Moore, LSCSW

General Information:

Shonda Moore, LSCSW is a State of Kansas licensed clinical social worker and independent practitioner. Shonda received her Master of Social Work degree from The University of Kansas and completed her post-graduate clinical social work supervision at Valeo Behavioral Health Care in Topeka, KS while employed as a psychotherapist. Shonda has 20 years of experience working in a variety of settings (homeless shelters, child welfare—foster care, family preservation, in-home family therapy; community mental health center, hospital emergency room) with people facing life’s many challenges. Shonda works with adolescents (age 12+) and adults. She provides psychotherapy to individuals affected by depression, bipolar, anxiety; have difficulty managing emotions, suicidal thoughts, and self-injuring behaviors, have trauma-related issues of rape, domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse; involvement in accidents, natural disasters, and military combat, with special emphasis on the assessment, diagnoses, and treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder/PTSD; attachment, relational, and adjustment issues, motivation/setting goals, life transitions such as young adult and independence, health problems, divorce, empty nest, retirement; grief and loss, identity issues, self-esteem, spiritual/religion issues. Shonda also works with military veterans and their families around issues related to deployment/reintegration.

Specialties:

  • Depression, Biopolar, Anxiety
  • Problems with emotion regulations
  • Suicidal thoughts and Self-injuring behaviors
  • Trauma related issues: rape, domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, involvement in accidents, natural disasters, military combat
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Life Transitions: young adult becoming independent, divorce, empty nest
  • Grief and Loss
  • Health Problems
  • Identity, Self-esteem
  • Spiritual/Religious concerns
  • Race/Ethnicity concernts
  • Social Workers needing Clinical Supervision