About Shelley
Shelley Mclean is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach to meet each person's needs. She draws on a range of evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and trauma. Shelley works in English and offers sessions to people in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Shelley has three years of clinical experience. She focuses on building a respectful, sensitive relationship that feels safe to talk in. That includes helping people worried about self-esteem, motivation and confidence, and those facing life changes such as separation or bereavement.
How Shelley works
Her practice also supports people navigating family issues, parenting stresses and workplace pressures. Shelley has experience with trauma-related concerns including abuse, dissociation and attachment difficulties. She also works with people affected by abandonment, adoption and foster care matters.
Additionally, Shelley helps people with grief and end-of-life concerns, mood and panic disorders, and challenges around jealousy or relationship structure. She is attentive to multicultural issues and the ways identity can affect wellbeing. Shelley adapts conversations and plans to each person.
She describes therapy as a collaborative process where practical steps are balanced with listening. Taking the first step can feel hard and Shelley aims to provide steady, compassionate support while people work towards clearer goals.
What Shelley works with
The areas below are the ones Shelley selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Visually impaired
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Integrative approaches and online therapy options
Integrative counselling blends methods to suit the person in front of you. One common technique draws on cognitive strategies to help identify unhelpful thinking and build practical coping skills for anxiety and low mood. These techniques focus on changing patterns that keep problems going and on practical steps to feel better.Another frequent strand is trauma-informed work that emphasises safety, pacing and grounding strategies. This helps people who have experienced abuse, attachment wounds or dissociation to feel steadier and to process difficult memories at a manageable pace.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Shelley works collaboratively to decide which techniques fit a person’s goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as those goals change. That way the work stays relevant and responsive to what feels most helpful.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a simpler way to check in. Live chat and text messaging suit those who prefer writing or need brief, ongoing support between sessions. These options can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and travel.
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