About Shelley
Shelley Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, depression, and addiction. Shelley believes people bring strengths and knowledge about their own lives, and she works alongside them to build on those strengths.
Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring tools to each person. Sessions focus on practical steps that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
How Shelley works
She uses techniques that help change negative thinking, manage overwhelming emotions, and create healthier patterns in relationships and self-care. Shelley also gives attention to issues tied to identity and life transitions. This includes work around LGBT concerns, parenting strains, intimacy-related issues, aging and geriatric challenges, and adoption or foster care histories.
She can help with first responder stress, compassion fatigue, and family of origin concerns. Therapy sessions often include talking through difficult memories, practicing new coping skills, and setting small, achievable goals. Shelley draws from several therapy styles to match the needs of each person.
She aims to make progress feel concrete and manageable rather than abstract. People who reach out can expect a supportive, respectful space to name problems and try new ways forward. Shelley encourages honest conversation and steady steps toward better daily functioning.
She supports people through both immediate crises and longer-term life changes.
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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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapy Approaches and How They Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects their experience, and helps them identify strengths to build on. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance and a clear, empathic space to sort things out.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks problems into specific, workable steps.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. DBT can be useful for people who feel easily overwhelmed or who struggle with strong mood swings.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let someone check in between sessions or use written reflection when speaking is harder. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and changing schedules.
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