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Surnedra "Nedra" Simmons, LPC

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy
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About Surnedra

Surnedra "Nedra" Simmons uses goal-directed, solution-focused methods to help clients move toward practical change. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas, she blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with solution-focused techniques to address symptoms and patterns that interfere with daily functioning.

Background and approach

Simmons emphasizes collaboration, encouraging clients to draw on their own strengths while she offers tools to manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues tied to self-esteem and motivation. Her background includes extensive experience in school counseling, where she worked with adolescents from diverse backgrounds and supported people facing trauma, suicidal thinking, and significant life disruptions.

Over eight years of formal practice as an LPC complement a longer history of work with high school students and adults, informing a practical, forward-looking style that centers on identifying workable steps and measurable goals.

Simmons also attends to concerns such as ADHD, addictions, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, multicultural and discrimination-related stress, and the impacts of disasters and first responder stressors. Clients can expect a direct but nonjudgmental approach focused on clarity, collaboration, and developing strategies that fit their lives.

The aim is to help people find realistic solutions, build coping skills, and create sustainable change.

Practical Therapies for Online Change



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more adaptive patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, panic, and stress-related difficulties. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, concrete steps and builds on existing strengths to create forward momentum, making it useful for clients seeking targeted, short-term changes in areas like motivation, career decisions, and relationship patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best. Together they will consider the client’s goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques, adapting the plan over time so sessions remain relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to engage from different locations and on varied schedules. These formats make it easier to maintain consistent care while using techniques from CBT and solution-focused work in ways that match daily life and logistical needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Simmons works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, career concerns, addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, anger, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
What is the therapist's general treatment style?
Her approach is future-focused and goal-directed, combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify practical steps and skills for change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor, along with many years working in school counseling with adolescents and adults.
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with license TX LPC 76941 and provides services from that regional base.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Clients may work with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Autism and Asperger SyndromeCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFirst responder issuesHoardingLife purposeMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPrejudice and discriminationSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English

What Surnedra can help with

Surnedra "Nedra" Simmons works with clients on stress and anxiety, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and depression.

Surnedra works with adolescents from diverse backgrounds.

Surnedra has over seventeen years working with high school students and adults.

Surnedra has worked with individuals with anxiety, suicidal thoughts, low self esteem, lack of motivation, and significant trauma.

How Surnedra approaches therapy

Surnedra's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Surnedra is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas, with 8 years of clinical experience.