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Debra Shelton, LMHC, LPC

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Family conflicts Depression
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About me

Welcome! It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take those first steps towards change - I’m glad you are here. The courage you are now using to seek help can lead to great rewards and I would be honored to work with you. I’m a licensed therapist with 20 years of experience and have been providing services for Betterhelp for the past 5 years. Regardless of your situation, (whether you just feel stuck or are trying to manage some big challenges in your life) counseling can be helpful and rewarding.

My approach combines principles of different therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavior therapy and humanistic counseling. In plain English, that means I believe you have the answers within you and we can work together to uncover them and to find solutions. I work with you to understand how your challenges developed, but I also help you learn new problem solving skills that you can apply to future challenges. We may look into the past sometimes in order to help you gain insight into your challenges and we will try on some new perspectives and new behaviors in an effort to bring about positive changes in your life. Together, we will determine the goals you want to achieve and from there we will collaborate on how to tackle each of them. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you.

Professional experience

21 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Family conflicts Depression

Additional areas of focus: Trauma and abuse, Grief, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Aging and geriatric issues, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Communication problems, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

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License information

FL LMHC MH 14340

MS LPC 2175

TN LPC 2805

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Debra Shelton. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Debra is very quickly someone that you can feel comfortable with sharing your thoughts and feelings. She listens to you and also makes you think. Sometimes we all forget to stop and think before reacting. She taught me different ways of communicating with others that I’ve found very easy to use in my daily interactions with others. Debra was always punctual and communication was done quickly through texting. She’s made me laugh along the way, but also made me feel confident and comfortable with myself again. I’m truly happy and appreciative that our paths have met. She’s a really good listener and gives great advice. I would definitely recommend her to others needing help.

Written on Apr 19, 2025 after therapy with Debra for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and self esteem

I love how attentive Mrs Shelton is and I love the assignment that she gives me after my sessions. It helps me to really put the work in and I do see a change in myself.

Written on Apr 18, 2025 after therapy with Debra for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Debra seems to know just the questions to ask to help me make connections in my mind that I had never thought about. She gets right to the crux of the issues I need help with.

Written on Mar 12, 2025 after therapy with Debra for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

She has been right there for me and has been wonderful support

Written on Mar 11, 2025 after therapy with Debra for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

I love Ms. Debra. She has been there for me in so many ways during this very tough year. She’s helped me evolve and change into the person I dream of becoming. She’s amazing.

Written on Feb 19, 2025 after therapy with Debra for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and self esteem

Debra has so far been great and helping me stay goal oriented.

Written on Oct 11, 2024 after therapy with Debra for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and coping with life changes