I am an accredited and highly skilled integrative therapist with over 3,000 hours of counselling experience.
Throughout my career, I have successfully helped clients, many of whom have made significant changes in their lives with my support.
I specialise in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and coping with grief and loss.
I strive to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgement. It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change.
I am here to support and empower you on that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) #NCS23-00761
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Working with Shelley has been nothing short of transformative. From our very first session, she created a space that felt safe, supportive, and judgment-free—an environment where I could truly open up and begin to do the real work on myself. Since starting therapy with her, I’ve noticed a remarkable shift in my mindset: I feel more positive, more optimistic, and far more grounded in my own sense of self.
What sets Shelley apart is her ability to offer insight and tools that are not only practical but empowering. She’s helped me reflect deeply and honestly on my emotions and experiences—guiding me to own my feelings rather than be overwhelmed by them. Through our work together, I’ve learned how to identify what isn’t working in my life and, most importantly, how to take meaningful steps to change it. In both my personal and professional life, I feel more empowered, more in control, and more connected to what matters most to me.
Shelley doesn’t just help you “cope”—she helps you grow. She brings empathy, intelligence, and a rare ability to really listen and respond in ways that make you feel seen and understood. Her support has been a catalyst for genuine, much needed change in my life.
If you’re looking for a therapist who will walk with you through the hard stuff and cheer you on as you rise above it—Shelley is the one. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Written on Jun 18, 2025 after therapy with Shelley for 2 months on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and adhd
Lovely
Written on Apr 07, 2025 after therapy with Shelley for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
She has many insights, is very kind, and is attuned to my energy. I am always accepted as I am, and she sees things in me and asks the right questions I wouldn't have thought about!
Written on Mar 24, 2025 after therapy with Shelley for 2 weeks on issues concerning trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Great therapist! Definitely knows her stuff!
Written on Dec 03, 2024 after therapy with Shelley for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues
Shelley is understanding caring and knowledgeable.
I trust her 100 percent .
Written on Nov 20, 2024 after therapy with Shelley for 3 weeks on issues concerning addictions, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching
Shelley is helping me a lot.
Written on Nov 11, 2024 after therapy with Shelley for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse