Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
How Shelly works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shelly
Shelly Proper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and other life challenges. She draws on 17 years of clinical experience to guide clients toward clearer choices and steadier coping. Her approach is warm and interactive, and she emphasizes practical skills people can use between sessions.
Shelly has worked in independent practice, schools, higher education, and local agencies. That variety has exposed her to a wide range of concerns, including trauma, addictions, sleep problems, postpartum depression, and issues tied to caregiving and first responder stress.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing career transitions and life purpose questions. In sessions she focuses on helping clients notice what matters to them, try different options, and build concrete skills. She uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address thoughts and emotions, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and action.
Shelly emphasizes boundaries in the therapy relationship and encourages clients to be the experts on their lives. Her style is direct but compassionate. People can expect short-term strategies for coping and longer-term work on patterns that keep problems repeating.
She works with adults aged 25 and older and supports concerns like anger management and relationship stress without assuming quick fixes. Shelly also brings experience in educational planning and teaching psychology, which can help when clients want practical coaching around goals and life transitions. Her aim is to help people find skills and perspectives that lead to steadier daily functioning.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
Approaches Shelly lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Solution-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 guide online sessions
Shelly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that change how they feel. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep trouble, and patterns that fuel anger.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life even when difficult feelings remain. ACT is often helpful for stress, grief, and chronic worry.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Shelly checks in about goals, what has helped before, and what methods feel most practical. She tailors sessions so the tools match a person’s needs and day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be less bandwidth heavy and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text sessions offer shorter check-ins and ongoing reflection between scheduled meetings. These options aim to make regular therapy easier to keep up while using the approaches above.
Questions people ask about Shelly
What kinds of concerns does Shelly address?
Shelly works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, empathetic, and interactive. Sessions emphasize practical skills, client input, and clear goals.
What is her clinical background?
She has 17 years of clinical experience across independent practice, schools, higher education, and local agencies.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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