About Shelley
Shelley Buck is an LPC practicing in Texas who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She works with concerns such as self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. Shelley also supports people facing ADHD, attachment concerns, and challenges linked to autism and Asperger syndrome.
Shelley uses straightforward conversation and practical tools in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance and commitment approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are used to build small, doable changes that fit daily life. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development from San Francisco State University and a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Grand Canyon University. Shelley is an LPC in Texas and is involved with professional counseling organizations.
She brings three years of clinical experience to her practice. Sessions mix talking, skills practice, and steps to try between meetings. Shelley offers clear explanations and simple exercises so people can track progress.
She aims to make therapy easy to understand and relevant to real situations. People meet with Shelley by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. The approach is collaborative - Shelley helps set goals, check what works, and adjust the plan as needs change.
How specific approaches translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on what matters to the person and builds small steps toward those values, which can ease anxiety and increase motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical tools to change them; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and low self-worth. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on emotions and close relationships, helping people name feelings and improve how they connect with others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try methods that match those needs. That choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when you have limited bandwidth or need to fit a session into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins and ongoing support between scheduled meetings. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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