Ondria Spivey, LPC-MHSP

Ondria Spivey is a licensed professional counselor (LPC-MHSP) practicing in Tennessee with 24 years of clinical experience. She has supported children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric clients across inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings, and brings experience from leadership roles as Clinical Director for a residential treatment center for children and youth and later for an outpatient counseling center. She now practices independently and works with individuals and families facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and family challenges, relationship concerns, grief and loss, professional burn-out, stress, ADHD, self-esteem issues, compassion fatigue, career questions, and coping with life changes.

As a clinician who is also a follower of Christ, she offers faith-informed care when clients share that conviction or wish to explore spiritual resources; scripture and prayer may be incorporated alongside therapeutic techniques. At the same time she values evidence-based psychological methods and often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because of its practical focus on how thoughts influence feelings and actions. Ondria approaches each person as unique and collaborates with clients to identify interventions that feel meaningful and useful for their situation. She aims to join clients on a path toward more peaceful and joy-filled living while honoring individual values and goals.

Approaches and Support for Online Sessions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them through practical strategies so feelings and behaviors can shift. It is often used for anxiety, depression, self-esteem challenges, and coping with daily stressors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and develop flexible responses to difficult thoughts and emotions so they can move toward meaningful action; it is useful for stress, life transitions, and persistent worries. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and reducing the lasting impact of traumatic events, using methods that help people process trauma and build coping skills for related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ondria collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and may combine elements from different approaches to create a tailored plan. This collaborative process helps ensure therapy aligns with what matters most to the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit support into busy schedules, maintain continuity when life changes occur, and access care from different locations. Licensed professionals can deliver effective, goal-oriented work through these formats while adapting to each client’s pace and communication style.