- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LPC-MHSP
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Ondria
Ondria Spivey, LPC-MHSP, helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, and grief. She addresses self-esteem, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, career shifts, depression, ADHD, and life changes. Her work also touches on adoption and foster care, family of origin issues, fertility questions, forgiveness, and finding life purpose.
Spivey keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and other approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
Conversations often focus on small, doable steps that fit daily life. She invites clients to bring their values and goals into the process. Her background spans 24 years in inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings.
She has directed residential treatment for children and youth and later led an outpatient counseling center before moving into independent practice in Tennessee. That range gives experience with a wide set of life stressors and care settings. Faith can be part of the work for those who wish to include it.
Spivey is a follower of Christ and, when clients want, she weaves scripture and prayer into counseling alongside psychological methods. For others she focuses on secular strategies that fit their needs. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person.
She listens for what matters most, offers clear options, and helps people choose practical steps toward more peaceful, manageable days.
What Ondria works with
Everything Ondria lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ondria helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
Approaches Ondria lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and takes small actions aligned with those values. It’s useful for stress, life transitions, and regaining direction when things feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect; it offers practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on understanding and processing traumatic events safely, and it aims to reduce the hold trauma has on day-to-day functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss options, and try methods that match your goals and preferences. That collaboration lets you adjust the focus over time as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and styles. Video lets you see nonverbal cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when you need a quick check-in, and messaging or live chat work well for brief reflections or between-session support. These options make therapy more flexible for parents managing busy days and changing routines.
Questions people ask about Ondria
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship and family problems, grief, depression, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She focuses on clear steps, noticing thoughts and behaviors, and connecting work to each person’s values.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 24 years of clinical experience across inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings, including leadership roles in residential and outpatient programs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LPC-MHSP and practices in Tennessee.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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