Shelly Goodman, LPC
Practical support for change and recovery
Details
| Name | Shelly Goodman |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Michigan |
| Licensed in | Michigan |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 13 |
About Shelly
Shelly Goodman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of clinical experience. She brings a calm, practical approach to sessions and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and major life changes. Shelly works with adolescents, young adults, and adults who are facing depression, ADHD concerns, trauma, or relationship and intimacy struggles.
She uses everyday language in sessions and aims to make conversations clear and direct.
Background and approach
People meet her to sort through emotions, set manageable goals, and try new ways of coping. Her background includes a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Michigan State University. Over more than a decade she has worked in mental health and substance use settings, helping people with recovery, adjustment after loss, and sustaining changes over time.
In therapy she blends Narrative Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. That mix lets clients look at the stories they tell about themselves, test unhelpful thoughts, and practice values-based action in daily life. Shelly also uses client-centered and mindfulness-based techniques to slow things down and increase awareness.
Sessions tend to focus on practical steps - experiments to try between meetings and clear ways to notice progress. She practices from Michigan and conducts sessions in English. Online formats include video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief among the things Shelly works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Shelly among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Shelly among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Shelly among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Shelly among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Shelly among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Shelly among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shelly among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shelly among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Shelly 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 Shelly directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT can work online
Evidence-based approaches inform Shelly's online work. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about their lives and relationships; it helps separate problems from identity and opens space for alternative, more helpful stories. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) blends acceptance, mindfulness, and values-based action; it helps people notice painful thoughts and still move toward what matters to them. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens closely and follows the client's pace.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Shelly will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then she tailors a mix of methods so the work fits the client's life and situation rather than forcing a single method.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, between-session support, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options give flexibility for different rhythms of work and day-to-day demands.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Shelly help address?
Shelly helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, ADHD, and related issues such as relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting strain, and coping with life changes.
What is Shelly's therapeutic style like?
She uses a practical, collaborative style that keeps language simple. Sessions focus on understanding personal stories, testing new behaviors, and setting small, doable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Shelly has 13 years of experience working in mental health and substance use settings, supporting recovery, grief work, and long-term coping strategies.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shelly?
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