About Ashley
Dr. Ashley Shelanski helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and struggles with self-esteem. She also supports those facing addiction, bipolar mood challenges, career stress, and major life changes.
Dr. Shelanski brings nine years of clinical experience to sessions in Minnesota, and she holds LMHC and LPCC credentials that reflect her professional background. Her approach is straightforward and warm.
She creates a calm space where people can say what they are feeling without fear of judgment.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps and small changes that add up over time. The aim is to build coping skills and clearer ways to respond to stressors. People meet her for help after traumatic events, during low mood spells, or when addictive patterns feel out of control.
She listens for what matters most to each person and then works with them to set realistic goals. That might mean learning new coping practices, improving self-talk, or planning safer routines around substance use. Dr.
Shelanski favors a collaborative pace. She checks in often about how strategies are working and adjusts plans when needed. Her style balances direct guidance with supportive listening so people leave sessions with something concrete to try.
She offers care in English and practices from Minnesota. Her experience includes working across mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and issues related to guilt and shame. Many people come to her wanting clearer direction and tools to manage day-to-day challenges.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Dr. Shelanski uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on helping people change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills. One common approach she uses teaches concrete coping strategies for anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and planning small behavioral steps to reduce overwhelm. This helps when worry or daily stress feels unmanageable.Another approach targets trauma and mood regulation by helping people make sense of difficult memories and practice new ways to respond. This work often includes learning to notice triggers, reduce reactivity, and replace harmful habits with healthier routines. These methods are often helpful for depression, post-traumatic stress, and problems with guilt and shame.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She talks with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then she adjusts techniques to fit the person’s pace and needs so the plan feels useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers flexible options for people with busy schedules or limited travel ability. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, live chat fits quick check-ins, and text-based messaging is good for ongoing reflections between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit skill practice and check-ins into daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota, Iowa
- Languages
- English