About Shelby
Shelby Friery is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She writes and teaches about counseling while also seeing clients. Shelby aims to create straightforward plans that fit into everyday life so people can take small steps toward feeling better.
She draws on methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and practice different ways of responding. Sessions are practical and goal-focused, with room for empathy and a light touch of humor when appropriate.
Background and approach
Shelby emphasizes clear skills people can use between meetings. Her background includes work in school counseling and counselor education. That mix gives her experience with a range of life stages and common struggles.
Over eight years she has supported people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and major life transitions. Shelby also works with issues like communication problems, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and building self-love. She blends evidence-based techniques such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with motivational strategies and solution-focused ideas.
The goal is to help people set practical steps and build coping skills. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Shelby practices from Idaho and brings a calm, collaborative style to each session.
How Shelby’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and values and then taking meaningful action. It helps when anxiety or stress gets in the way of living a valued life by teaching practical exercises to stay connected to what matters.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It teaches ways to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors that reduce anxiety and improve mood. Both approaches are useful for stress, anxiety, grief, and coping with life changes.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Shelby will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress happens.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video lets people work face to face; phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited; chat or text are helpful for shorter check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, or family schedules and provide different ways to practice skills between meetings.
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- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Idaho
- Languages
- English
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