- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused methods
About Shelly
Shelly Slaton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 24 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, and adapting to life changes. Shelly focuses on concrete problems and practical steps rather than vague promises, and she uses straightforward conversation to help people make sense of what they are feeling.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thought patterns and build small changes that reduce distress. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy guide shorter-term goals and practical next steps when clients want clearer direction. Sessions center on identifying what is getting in the way and rehearsing different ways to respond.
Shelly pays attention to common threads behind shame and guilt, including abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and body image concerns. She also works with people dealing with caregiver stress, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, aging or geriatric issues, and eating or food-related problems. Her work includes helping with communication problems, control issues, and feelings of emptiness.
In sessions she emphasizes small, doable actions - skill practice, thought checks, and brief experiments to test new behaviors. She helps people improve communication and manage conflict by breaking interactions into specific steps to try outside session. The focus is on what can change now and what tools someone can use between meetings.
Shelly offers therapy in English and practices in Texas. She uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time, and international clients are not accepted. Prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule a first session.
How Shelly uses evidence-based approaches online
Shelly commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on spotting and testing unhelpful thoughts and shifting behaviors through small experiments. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of feelings.She also draws on Motivational Interviewing when people want clearer direction. That approach uses open questions and reflective listening to help someone identify personal reasons to change and build commitment to specific steps.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shelly will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before to decide which methods to try first. The plan can be adjusted over time based on how approaches feel in practice.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into busy weeks, shorten travel time, or use brief check-ins when a full session is not needed. These practical benefits often help people keep momentum while trying new strategies between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Shelly works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on issues like abandonment, attachment, codependency, body image, and emptiness.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses practical approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify patterns and try small changes.
How much experience does she have?
Shelly has 24 years of experience as a mental health professional working with adults on a range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and sees clients from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working together?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.