Shelley Smith, LPC

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Compassionate counselor who centers your story

Details

Name	Shelley Smith
Credentials	LPC
Based in	Georgia
Licensed in	Georgia
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	13

About Shelley

Shelley Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 13 years of clinical experience based in Georgia. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction. Shelley emphasizes each person's strengths and personal story as a starting point for change.

Her work centers on listening first. She treats clients as experts on their own lives and asks questions to help them see patterns and options. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at practical steps people can try between meetings.

Background and approach

Shelley draws on Narrative Therapy to help clients separate themselves from problems and re-author their stories. She also uses Client-Centered techniques to offer a respectful, nonjudgmental space. Cognitive Behavioral tools are used when people want concrete ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

People come to her for a range of concerns including trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and struggles with self-esteem. She also works with loss, first responder stress, and substance use challenges. Her additional focus includes adoption and foster care issues, attachment and family of origin concerns, and aging-related matters.

Shelley aims to make therapy clear and approachable. She helps clients set achievable goals and checks progress along the way. Starting with a short intake makes it easy to see if her style fits your needs.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Shelley works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Shelley among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Shelley among the ways she works.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Shelley among the ways she works.
Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Shelley among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shelley among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shelley among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Shelley directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Shelley directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

How Shelley Uses Narrative and Practical Therapies Online

Shelley often uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from their problems and rewrite the story they tell about difficult events. This approach can help with grief, identity concerns, relationship patterns, and feelings of emptiness by making room for alternative meanings.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create an accepting space where a person feels heard and respected. That approach supports work on self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers concrete skills for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing addictive urges.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shelley collaborates with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time and checks in regularly to see what is working and what needs to change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions can use less bandwidth and feel more flexible, live chat offers short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules.

Common questions about this listing

What concerns does this therapist address?

Shelley helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction. She also works with intimacy issues, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related family and attachment concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and person-centered. She listens for each person's story and uses practical techniques to test new ways of thinking and behaving.

What is her professional background?

She has 13 years of experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. That experience includes helping people cope with trauma, loss, and substance use challenges.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds a GA LPC credential and is licensed to practice in Georgia.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines and preferences.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is managed through a subscription model. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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