About Shelly
Shelly Goodman is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 13 years of experience in mental health and substance use care. She trained at Michigan State University and brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy. Shelly focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and major life shifts.
She aims to build a calm, cooperative space where clients feel listened to and respected. Sessions are often about sorting priorities, naming unhelpful patterns, and trying small changes that add up.
How Shelly works
She uses straightforward strategies to help with sleep trouble, low mood, worry, and difficulties with focus or addictive behaviors. Shelly draws from methods like cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness to help clients notice thoughts and try new responses. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas and motivational interviewing to support commitment to change.
These approaches are used in ways that fit a person’s everyday life, not as abstract theory. Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including career stress, relationship issues, parenting strain, chronic health problems, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses more specific areas such as bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and intimacy-related problems.
The overall aim is practical progress you can feel week to week. Shelly offers sessions in Michigan and conducts them in English. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, clients use the platform Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
Shelly lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Shelly works with
The areas below are the ones Shelly selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- 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 | Michigan |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and what to expect online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then focus on actions that match personal values; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with worry, sleep problems, and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens carefully and follows the client’s pace to build confidence and clarity.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they try methods that fit the person’s life and adjust the plan as needed.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between scheduled meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping treatment consistent.
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A practical next step
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