About Shelby
Shelby Friery uses a collaborative, goal-focused approach to help people reduce stress and manage anxiety. She combines practical strategies with steady support so clients can take manageable steps toward change. Shelby is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC based in Idaho with eight years of counseling experience.
She draws on methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people respond differently to painful thoughts and feelings.
Background and approach
Shelby also uses Motivational Interviewing to clarify goals and build the motivation needed to make changes. Sessions focus on real-life problems like grief, trauma, self-esteem, and life transitions. In the room she keeps language plain and actionable.
People work on skills for coping, communicating, and handling guilt or shame. Shelby helps clients break big problems into small steps they can practice between sessions. Her background includes work in counseling and counselor education, where she has trained future counselors and carried out research.
That experience shapes a practical style aimed at teaching skills and building resilience over time. Throughout therapy she emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s pace. Shelby balances support and challenge so clients can build self-love, improve communication, and move through difficult life changes in ways that feel sustainable.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move someone toward the life they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. These methods are often used to address anxiety, stress, grief, and self-esteem concerns.The choice of approach is part of the work together. Shelby will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most practical. She helps pick strategies that match the situation and adjusts the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video works well for in-depth conversations and skill practice, while phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats let people access licensed professionals from different locations and use the style that best fits their schedule and needs.
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- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Idaho
- Languages
- English