About Shelly
Shelly Huffman is a licensed counselor with 23 years of clinical experience. She holds a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) credential and is also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Shelly listens closely to each person's story and helps them find a path forward with grounded, practical guidance.
Shelly draws on a compassionate, nurturing style balanced with clear, straightforward feedback. She pays attention to how and when problems show up, and she helps people notice the signals in their lives.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding what has brought someone to this moment and on small, concrete steps to change. Common concerns Shelly addresses include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, and questions around sexual orientation and identity. She also works with issues like communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, social anxiety, and finding purpose.
Her approach aims to make difficult topics easier to talk about and to turn insight into action. Shelly adapts her work to each person’s needs and goals. She combines warmth with honest observations to keep the work real and useful.
Together with the person she will set priorities and try approaches that fit their situation. Based in Washington, Shelly offers therapy that focuses on recovery and practical progress. She helps people navigate life changes and build daily habits that support well-being.
The goal is steady, workable change that feels manageable in everyday life.
How Shelly's Approaches Work Online
Shelly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding problems and taking practical steps. One common approach she uses helps people identify patterns in thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then experiments with small changes to test new ways of coping. This approach is useful for anxiety, stress, and social fears. Another approach centers on processing difficult experiences and their impact on daily life, helping people reduce the power of past events and build safer routines; this can help with trauma and relationship stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what has felt helpful before. They will choose or adapt methods together and check in regularly to see what is working and what needs to change.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when video is not needed. Live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or have shorter, focused conversations that fit a busy day. These options make it easier to get consistent care and to fit therapy into a real-life schedule.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Washington, Kansas
- Languages
- English