Shelley Stisser is a licensed professional counselor who brings 19 years of experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions.
01About Shelley
Shelley Stisser is a licensed professional counselor who brings 19 years of experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She writes and talks plainly in sessions so people can focus on practical steps. Shelley encourages clients to name their strengths and the obstacles in their way.
Her approach mixes talking with skill-building. Shelley uses client-centered methods to make room for each person's story. She also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot thought patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood.
Background and approach
Sessions often include learning new coping skills. That can mean practicing ways to manage panic, reduce compulsive habits, or lessen cravings tied to addictions. Mindfulness techniques and parts of dialectical behavior therapy are used when people need tools for emotion regulation and staying present.
Shelley has worked in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. She helps people facing body image concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and issues tied to family of origin. She also supports people dealing with eating and food-related struggles, codependency, and relationship endings.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Clients can expect clear suggestions, space to talk, and practical exercises they can use between sessions. Shelley works in English and practices as an LPC in Texas.
02Credentials
- LPC (Arizona)
- License LPC-12877 · expires November 2027
- LPC (Texas)
- License 82353 · expires November 2026
- LPCC (New Mexico)
- License CCMH0155941 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1003061946 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shelley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Women's issues
Methods Shelley names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Shelley 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
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building on their strengths. In an online session this means Shelley listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients set goals that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Online CBT often involves identifying unhelpful thoughts in a session and practicing new coping steps between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shelley will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That can mean trying a mix of client-centered listening, CBT exercises, and mindfulness practices and then adjusting based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or camera use is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions, fit short updates into a busy day, or get prompts for skill practice. These formats make scheduling more flexible and let licensed professionals offer consistent support across different situations.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
Shelley works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on addictions, eating and body image issues, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The work is collaborative and practical. Sessions combine client-centered listening with skill teaching from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches.
What is Shelley’s professional background?
She has 19 years of clinical experience and has practiced in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
Where is Shelley licensed and located?
Shelley holds LPC credentials in Arizona and Texas and is based in Texas.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shelley?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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