Debra Shelton is a licensed professional counselor and licensed mental health counselor with 22 years of experience.
01About Debra
Debra Shelton is a licensed professional counselor and licensed mental health counselor with 22 years of experience. She helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or facing major life changes. Common concerns she addresses include anxiety, depression, stress, grief, addictions, and relationship and family difficulties.
Her style is straightforward, respectful, and conversational. Sessions are interactive and may be direct when needed. She aims to help people identify practical steps and small changes they can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Debra draws on several therapy approaches to shape sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps unpack unhelpful thought patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports moving toward valued goals even when emotions are hard.
Client-centered and mindfulness methods create space for the person to notice what matters most to them. She also works with people coping with caregiver strain, aging and geriatric issues, blended family stress, codependency, and problems tied to family of origin. Issues like infidelity, divorce and separation, substance use, guilt, shame, and isolation are additional areas of focus.
Debra practices from Florida and offers services in English. Her experience includes long-term clinical work and supporting people through transitions and recovery. She encourages practical problem solving and learning skills clients can use beyond therapy.
02Credentials
- LPC (Tennessee)
- License 2805 · expires November 2027
- LPC (Mississippi)
- License 2175 · expires June 2026
- LMHC (Florida)
- License MH 14340 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1629252093 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Debra lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- 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
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Debra names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Debra names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How counseling approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take small steps toward what they value. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, grief, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, sleeping problems, and low mood. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace to uncover solutions and build self-understanding.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. They will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan over time in collaboration with the client.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer practical flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits a quick check-in, and messaging supports shorter, ongoing exchanges between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping therapy consistent.
05Questions people ask
What problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and relationship or family difficulties.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her approach is interactive and conversational with a respectful, direct tone. She blends practical skill teaching with listening and collaborative planning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and long-term life transitions.
Where does she practice and what credentials does she hold?
She practices in Florida and holds LPC and LMHC credentials, listed as TN LPC and FL LMHC MH in her records.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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