Shellie Locke
Therapist focused on practical healing
- Credentials
- IL Psychologist 007310, WI Psychologist 2660 - 57
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Shellie
Shellie Locke is a licensed psychologist practicing in Wisconsin and Illinois. She has three decades of experience and brings a calm, practical approach to therapy. Shellie focuses on trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
She listens closely and helps people find steps that fit their daily lives. Shellie uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and picks the methods that match each person's needs.
Background and approach
She emphasizes straightforward strategies people can use between sessions. Her work also addresses abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, life purpose, money concerns, mood disorders, narcissism, panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress. Across 30 years she has supported people through major life transitions and ongoing struggles.
Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and build clearer coping skills. Shellie values compassionate, whole-person care and practical tools that make everyday life easier. Her background in developmental neuropsychology informs how she understands thinking, behavior, and emotional responses.
That lens helps when ADHD, mood differences, or trauma affect how someone functions. She works to translate clinical ideas into relatable, usable steps. To get started, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
Shellie practices in Wisconsin and conducts therapy in English. Costs vary with location and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based methods translate to online work
Shellie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her clinical work. Cognitive-behavioral strategies focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can help with depression, panic, and mood regulation. Trauma-informed approaches pay attention to safety and pacing, helping people process past hurt at a manageable pace.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review concerns, goals, and preferences together and then try methods that seem to fit best. Adjustments are made along the way so the work stays useful and relevant.
If you want online therapy, please confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - sessions can save travel time, allow quicker check-ins between appointments, and make scheduling around work or caregiving simpler. Different formats also let people choose what feels most comfortable, such as shorter check-ins or longer weekly sessions, depending on what the therapist and client decide together.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Shellie
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- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point