About Shelley
Shelley Goldstein is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings six years of clinical practice to her work in Texas. She creates a calm, approachable environment where people can talk about stress, anxiety, identity, and life changes without judgment. Shelley keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical steps people can use between meetings.
Her background includes experience helping people manage ADHD symptoms, eating and body image concerns, grief, and trauma. She also supports those facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, and issues tied to attachment or abandonment.
Background and approach
Shelley works with concerns related to gender dysphoria and LGBT stressors as well as first responder issues and recovery after natural or human-caused disasters. Shelley uses several therapeutic approaches to fit different needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She adapts those methods into clear, doable strategies that match each person’s goals.
The emphasis is on small changes that add up over time. Conversations in sessions are collaborative. Shelley listens first, helps clarify what matters most, and then suggests short-term goals and practical tools.
She pays attention to communication patterns, codependency, control issues, and how guilt or shame show up in daily life. People who prefer a warm, steady guide who will help them practice new ways of coping tend to fit well with her style. Shelley aims to help clients build confidence, improve relationships, and handle life’s transitions with more ease.
How Shelley’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and decisions about identity or life changes. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace, giving space for honest conversation and self-directed problem solving.Shelley combines these approaches with evidence-informed tools to meet each person’s needs. She treats the choice of method as collaborative - she will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest an approach or mix of approaches. Together you can try strategies and adjust them based on what helps most.
Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can fit therapy into busy lives. Video lets you use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you need a shorter check-in. Live chat or text messaging work well for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when writing out thoughts helps you process. These options aim to make care more flexible and easier to attend.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English