Shelley Smith is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia with 13 years of experience.
01About Shelley
Shelley Smith is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia with 13 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and addiction. She listens for each person's strengths and builds on what is already working in their life.
Shelley believes clients are the experts on their own stories. She encourages people to name their goals and to move at a pace that feels manageable.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and focused on practical steps that fit everyday life. Her approach blends client-centered care with methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. That means she pays attention to what matters to the person while teaching skills to manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
Shelley also uses narrative and psychodynamic ideas to help clients untangle difficult patterns that began long ago. She helps people make sense of past experiences so they have more choices now. Common topics include family of origin issues, attachment concerns, and identity questions.
People come to her for help with parenting stress, intimacy and relationship struggles, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She works with those facing compassion fatigue, first responder stresses, ADHD-related challenges, and issues around adoption and abandonment. Shelley frames progress as steady and practical work rather than quick fixes.
02Credentials
- LPC (Georgia)
- License LPC009464 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1376083196 · 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Shelley names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own priorities and strengths. The therapist listens without judgment and helps the person identify goals and choices that feel right for them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress.Shelley approaches therapy as a collaborative process. She will work with clients to decide which methods fit best based on their needs and goals. That decision is revisited over time so the approach can change as progress happens.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people work face-to-face when schedules and bandwidth allow. Phone sessions can be easier when camera time is difficult, and live chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or busy days when a shorter connection is needed. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, family, or other commitments.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Shelley help with?
Shelley works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and addictions. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, and life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and practical. She listens closely, highlights strengths, and teaches skills people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Shelley has 13 years of professional experience working with clients on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, noted as LPC, practicing in Georgia.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to start working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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