Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
How Shelly works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shelly
Shelly Goodman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, addiction, and life changes. Her approach aims to be straightforward and practical so people can use what they learn right away.
Shelly leans on several evidence-informed methods, including acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, and mindfulness. Sessions often include talking through situations, learning new coping skills, and trying small behavior changes between meetings.
Background and approach
She works with concerns such as depression, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, and ADHD. Shelly also supports people facing career stress, caregiver fatigue, chronic illness, and challenges related to communication and control. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.
She listens first, then helps people set clear goals and choose practical steps toward them. Meetings are paced to match each person's needs and rhythm. Many clients find benefit in short-term skill building as well as ongoing coaching for big life transitions.
Shelly uses talk, reflection, and simple exercises to build confidence and reduce symptoms over time.
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
- Addictions
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shelly lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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 work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that matter to you. It helps when anxiety, anger, or life changes make it hard to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches specific skills to reduce worry, improve sleep, or change unhelpful reactions. Client-Centered Therapy centers on a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation so people feel heard and can figure out their next steps.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will help you decide what methods fit your goals, needs, and preferences. Work is collaborative - you'll try ideas, check what helps, and adjust the plan together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for full conversations and skill practice. Phone can be easier when less bandwidth is available. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules and for people who prefer not to travel to appointments.
Questions people ask about Shelly
What concerns does she address?
Shelly works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, anger, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and direct. She listens carefully, helps set clear goals, and suggests practical skills you can try between sessions.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has 13 years of experience in the mental health and substance use field and focuses on giving usable tools for everyday problems.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Clients may connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.