- Warm interactive style
- Practical skill building
- 17 years experience
About Shelly
Shelly Proper is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She also supports those facing grief, caregiving strain, postpartum changes, codependency, and challenges like addiction or trouble sleeping. Shelly meets adults age 25 and older and brings 17 years of clinical experience to her work.
Shelly spends sessions in a warm, interactive style. She listens closely and helps people set clear, practical goals. Conversations focus on concrete skills and small steps that can shift daily routines and thinking patterns.
Her practice draws on several well-known approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. She blends techniques to match a person’s needs instead of using one fixed method.
Shelly has worked in private practice, community agencies, schools, and higher education. She also holds a post-master’s certificate to teach psychology and has experience with educational planning and coaching around career and life transitions.
In sessions she emphasizes personal strengths and clear boundaries. The goal is to help people learn options and skills that support healthier habits, better relationships, and more manageable stress. She frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s perspective guides each step.
Therapy approaches and finding the right fit online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take action toward what matters most. It can help with anxiety, depression, and persistent worries about relationships or purpose.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and build routines that reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skill work for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and healthier communication. Those tools can be useful when emotions feel overwhelming or when setting firmer personal boundaries.
Shelly will work collaboratively to identify which approach or mix of approaches fits a person’s goals and daily life. Deciding what to try is part of the early work in therapy and can change as progress is made.
If you are considering online sessions, check which formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Confirming the available session types helps match scheduling needs and daily routines. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and support steady skill practice between meetings.
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Experience
17+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Shelly address?
Shelly supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues. She also focuses on codependency, caregiver stress, addictions, grief, postpartum depression, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, empathetic, and interactive. Sessions emphasize listening, setting clear goals, and teaching practical skills to change daily habits and thinking patterns.
What experience does she bring?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working in private practice, agencies, schools, and higher education. She has also worked in roles related to educational planning and coaching.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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