Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
How Shirley works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Years in practice
- 43
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shirley
Shirley Souder is a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed clinical social worker who blends practical, relationship-focused therapy with faith-informed perspectives. She draws on 43 years of experience to help people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Her approach is direct and practical, focused on clear steps that clients can try between sessions.
Shirley emphasizes understanding what keeps a problem going and what can be changed. She listens for patterns in relationships and behavior and helps people name the thoughts and choices that feed anger and anxiety.
Background and approach
Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and conversation about values and meaning. Her background includes degrees in psychology and Christian counseling, and she integrates those influences into hands-on work. That can mean studying how beliefs shape responses or learning emotional forgiveness skills to move past hurt.
She also uses techniques drawn from client-centered work, attachment ideas, and cognitive approaches to reshape negative thinking. People come to Shirley for many concerns, including grief, addiction, self-esteem, intimacy struggles, parenting stress, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. She pays attention to communication issues, control struggles, and patterns that keep people stuck.
Her clinical aim is to help people recognize small changes that make daily life easier. Shirley offers sessions in multiple online formats and works with people across Indiana and beyond. She focuses on practical tools, steady support, and collaboration to help clients take the next steps toward healthier relationships and calmer days.
What Shirley works with
Everything Shirley lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shirley's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Shirley lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-focused care available online
Shirley draws from Attachment-Based Therapy to look at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current reactions. This helps when anger, control issues, or communication problems stem from unmet needs or old attachment wounds. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete ways to shift unhelpful thinking and reactions.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Shirley talks with clients about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and adjusts methods over time. She combines relational work with practical exercises so the plan matches what a person wants to change and how fast they want to move.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into everyday life. Video is useful for deeper conversations and body language, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing coaching between sessions. These options let people schedule work around jobs, caregiving, or travel while keeping therapy consistent.
Questions people ask about Shirley
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Shirley helps with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, intimacy issues, self-esteem, parenting strain, and career transitions among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and direct. She combines clear goal-setting, skill practice, and exploration of patterns in thinking and relationships.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 43 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMFT and LCSW credentials in Indiana and works with people in that state and elsewhere.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.