About Shelby
Shelby Martini is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Idaho who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and challenges like ADHD and bipolar mood issues. She works with concerns around relationships, parenting, grief, self-esteem, career changes, and intimacy-related struggles. Shelby aims to create a respectful, compassionate space for people to talk through hard things.
She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on each person's priorities and strengths.
How Shelby works
Shelby also draws on mindfulness techniques to help calm overwhelming feelings and on trauma-focused methods when past events are affecting day-to-day life. She adapts her approach to fit what each person needs rather than using a single formula. Shelby describes her style as warm and engaging.
She avoids stigmatizing labels and listens for what matters to the individual. Conversations and treatment plans are shaped by the person in front of her and their goals. Her practice emphasizes practical steps people can try between sessions.
That might include short mindfulness exercises, pacing strategies for managing stress, or ways to improve communication in relationships. Shelby has seven years of professional experience as a counselor and brings that background to every session. People interested in starting can expect collaborative planning and straightforward language.
Shelby aims to support clients through change, whether they are coping with life transitions, recovering from trauma, or seeking clearer direction in work and relationships.
Shelby lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Shelby works with
The areas below are the ones Shelby selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Idaho |
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Online support options
How Shelby's approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and strengths, with the therapist following the client's lead and reflecting what matters most. This approach helps people feel heard and builds a plan that matches their priorities.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and improve emotional regulation. These skills are useful for anxiety, stress, and mood challenges and can be practiced between sessions.
Trauma-Focused Therapy targets the effects of past events on current functioning by addressing distressing memories and reactions in a paced way. It is often used when trauma or abuse interferes with daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shelby collaborates with each person to choose and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors pacing and techniques so the plan fits the individual rather than forcing a single method.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing, brief check-ins between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep regular contact while working toward goals.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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