About Shelly
Shelly Hendley helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about who they are. She focuses on concerns such as addictions, relationship patterns, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Shelly works with straightforward empathy and a direct style so clients know what to expect in sessions.
Shelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas with three years of experience. She uses practical tools to address drug and alcohol addiction, social anxiety, and cycles of control and avoidance.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped to fit each person's pace and goals rather than following a fixed program. Her approach blends client-centered listening with cognitive and skills-based methods. That means Shelly will listen closely, then help people try concrete coping strategies and small behavior changes.
She also draws on dialectical behavior techniques when emotions feel overwhelming and on motivational interviewing when people are unsure about change. Shelly pays attention to culture and faith when those things matter to a person. She understands how moving between cultures or holding spiritual beliefs can affect identity and choices.
That perspective informs how she frames conversations about belonging, purpose, and forgiveness. In sessions people can expect a mix of reflective talk, practical skills, and goal-focused planning. Shelly aims to be steady and honest while supporting people as they test new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Practical approaches for online counseling and change
Client-Centered Therapy is about listening first and shaping work around each person's values and goals. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to understand what matters to them and to set priorities for change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, low self-esteem, and changing patterns that keep problems going.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds concrete skills for regulating intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills can help when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships keep repeating the same conflicts.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That work is flexible and may combine listening, skills practice, and motivational conversations as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversations, phone sessions can be a simpler option with less bandwidth, chat or messaging can be used for quick check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options give flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels while keeping the focus on making steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
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- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English