About Addis
Addis Shepherd is a licensed professional clinical counselor in Kentucky who focuses on practical help for anxiety and stress. He uses straightforward talk and steady support to help people manage worry, panic, low mood, and life transitions. Addis emphasizes the client as the expert in their story and looks for strengths to build on.
He draws on approaches such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and emotionally focused work.
Background and approach
In sessions he helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice coping skills, and try new ways of responding to strong emotions. The work is collaborative and aimed at changes that fit each person's life. Addis has about five years of professional experience and has worked with people who have faced traumatic events and major life shifts.
He also addresses concerns like self-esteem, panic attacks, mood disorders, and feeling isolated or stuck. He pays attention to practical steps that reduce daily distress and improve routine functioning. People often come to him for help with attachment and abandonment worries, caregiver stress, communication struggles, and issues around control or forgiveness.
He also supports those exploring life purpose and repairing self-regard. Sessions are offered in English and reflect respect for different backgrounds and identities. Starting therapy is described as a courageous move and Addis aims to make the process manageable.
He encourages clear goals, small experiments between sessions, and regular reviews so people can see what is helping.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are. In an online session this means the therapist follows the client's lead, asks open questions, and helps the client name their goals and strengths.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT commonly includes identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying new behaviors between sessions, and reviewing what changed to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication. These skills can be practiced during video or phone sessions and used in short real-world exercises between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review needs and preferences and together with the client decide which methods to emphasize. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time based on progress and feedback.
Online therapy provides flexible access through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for focused skill teaching and conversational work. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day and need less bandwidth. Live chat or messaging supports brief check-ins, written exercises, and ongoing skill practice between live meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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