Shomaya McFarland, LPC

Shomaya McFarland is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 13 years of experience across roles including counselor, crisis therapist, counselor supervisor, and case manager. She brings a relaxed, informal style that emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while working with a wide range of concerns such as depression, anxiety, relationship and intimacy problems, anger, attention and focusing struggles, and interpersonal conflicts.

Her practice highlights active listening and clear feedback to help people feel comfortable being themselves and to support changes they want to make. She often works with individuals experiencing work stress, attachment and communication issues in relationships, parenting challenges including managing difficult child behaviors, family problems, grief and forgiveness, breakups or divorce, and situations involving infidelity or jealousy. Shomaya also supports those navigating LGBTQ concerns, coping with life transitions, and improving self-esteem and life purpose.

She considers herself a good fit for people with mild to moderate symptoms or for those seeking a safe outlet to express pinned-up emotions, frustrations, and disappointments that may be hard to share with friends or family. She does not position her practice as the primary choice for treating deep-rooted childhood trauma at this time. Her approach focuses on helping clients see alternatives and on empowering them to move in new directions.