Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Shelly works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shelly
Shelly Allen is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She works with concerns like depression, self-esteem, trauma, parenting challenges, and major life changes. Her approach treats clients as the experts on their lives and focuses on practical steps forward.
Shelly uses clear, down-to-earth conversation to uncover patterns that keep problems repeating. She listens first and then offers tools people can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Those tools may include thought-focused exercises, mindfulness practices, and ways to notice how early relationships shape present reactions. Sessions feel collaborative and goal-oriented. Shelly helps people set small, doable goals and checks progress each visit.
She also brings coaching-style support for clients wanting help with life direction or motivation. Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how trust and closeness affect behavior. Cognitive approaches help people reframe unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.
Mindfulness skills are used to reduce reactivity and manage strong emotions like anger. Shelly holds a Georgia LMFT, and she has eight years of clinical experience. She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules.
Sessions are conducted in English and are arranged through the site's matching and scheduling process.
What Shelly works with
Everything Shelly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shelly's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Shelly lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how close relationships affect feelings and behavior. It helps people understand why they react to intimacy, abandonment, or trust issues the way they do and can reduce arguing and distance in relationships.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical steps to change thoughts and actions that fuel anxiety, anger, and low mood. It often includes homework exercises to test new thinking and build different habits between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shelly will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. She adjusts what she uses based on how a client responds and what life demands are present at the time.
Online sessions give flexibility for busy schedules and varied needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and do real-time skills practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing support between longer meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines.
Questions people ask about Shelly
What concerns does she address?
Shelly supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma, and self-esteem struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, combining listening with practical exercises and coaching to set achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings eight years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Georgia licensed marriage and family therapist listed as LMFT and practices from Georgia.
Which languages are used for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does cost and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.