- CBT informed
- Skill building
- Mindfulness exercises
About Shirley
Shirley Savage-Hampton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Nevada with ten years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, depression, and ADHD, and also addresses related issues such as guilt and shame, family of origin problems, caregiver stress, and loneliness.
She uses an integrative approach that combines cognitive-behavioral ideas, client-centered conversation, and dialectical behavior strategies. In practice this means she helps people notice and reframe unhelpful thoughts, talk through their experiences to clarify values and goals, and learn concrete skills for managing intense feelings or impulses.
Sessions focus on practical steps. Shirley offers mindfulness exercises to improve concentration, structured goal-setting to support motivation, and step-by-step skill practice to strengthen self-esteem after setbacks. She avoids labels and instead works with what a person brings to a session in plain, actionable ways.
Her caseload includes people dealing with adoption or foster care histories, aging or hospice concerns, fatherhood issues, jealousy, and forgiveness work. She also supports those facing control issues, emptiness, communication problems, and grief tied to end-of-life care.
Shirley practices in Nevada and conducts sessions in English. She asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin the process.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
Shirley describes her work as integrative, drawing on cognitive-behavioral ideas and dialectical behavior strategies alongside client-centered conversation. Cognitive-behavioral ideas involve noticing thought patterns and practicing different ways of thinking to reduce distress; they are often used for anxiety, depression, and guilt-related rumination. Dialectical behavior strategies focus on teaching concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to manage intense feelings or impulsivity.Choosing the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process. The therapist will review a person’s concerns, goals, and preferences and suggest approaches to try. Sessions can shift over time as needs change, with practical skill practice and goal-setting used to track progress together.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins can work during a lunch break, and audio sessions may use less data than video. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises for remote use, such as guided mindfulness or homework assignments you can practice between sessions to reinforce skills.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Nevada
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and related issues such as guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and dialectical behavior strategies to build coping skills for intense emotions tied to guilt or shame.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with people on stress, trauma, mood, and concentration challenges.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) licensed in Nevada and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.