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Online therapist

Shelly Daniel

Support focused on practical skills and calm

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Credentials
LCSW, CSW
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Shelly

Shelly Daniel, LCSW, CSW helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or off balance. She focuses on building practical skills for healthier thinking, calmer emotions, and clearer relationships. Shelly aims to help clients move from surviving to functioning more confidently in daily life.

Her style is steady, empathetic, and focused on real change. Shelly has about 10 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker. She uses straightforward methods to teach coping skills and emotion regulation.

Background and approach

That includes tools to manage anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. She also works with issues such as addiction, bipolar mood concerns, and self-esteem difficulties. Family and parenting concerns are among the areas she addresses, including blended family challenges, fatherhood issues, and caregiver stress.

She also helps people navigate communication problems, commitment worries, and relationship strains. Shelly pays attention to how family of origin and attachment patterns shape current struggles. Her approach blends evidence-based techniques and compassionate support.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness practices, the Gottman Method, and a client-centered stance. Sessions focus on learning useful skills, testing new behaviors, and solving immediate problems. Shelly asks for honest effort from the people she works with and partners with them to try new ways of thinking and acting.

She aims to identify strengths and practical steps clients can take between sessions. Her goal is to help clients regain a sense of control and move toward clearer goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist accepts your experience and follows your pace while helping you name what matters and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness and can help when emotions feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shelly will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She will explain options and try approaches together so adjustments can be made based on what is most helpful.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or parenting routines and allow continuing care when in-person visits are difficult. The different formats also let people choose how they communicate best as they learn new skills and practice changes over time.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Shelly works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, anger, self-esteem, and career strain. Family and parenting issues are also listed among her focus areas.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She blends client-centered care with practical, skills-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Sessions focus on developing coping skills, emotion regulation, and solving immediate problems.
What is her professional background?
Shelly has around 10 years of experience as a mental health professional. She emphasizes strength-focused support and works collaboratively to identify growth areas and actions to try between sessions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials with the designation GA LCSW CSW004860 and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the format chosen.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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