About Shelley
Shelley Schneider is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience helping adults in Florida manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life transitions. She focuses on clear, practical steps people can use right away. Her style is calm and direct, and she aims to make sessions straightforward and focused.
Clients often come with questions about self-esteem, codependency, relationship breakups, or the strain of caregiving. Shelley listens first to understand what matters most and then helps set short-term, achievable goals.
Background and approach
She uses conversations about thoughts and behaviors to find concrete changes that improve daily life. Shelley emphasizes problem solving and understandable tools over jargon. She helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small experiments to test new behaviors.
That makes progress feel manageable and measurable rather than overwhelming. Her experience includes work with aging and geriatric concerns, cancer and hospice-related issues, and veteran and armed forces matters. She also addresses isolation, guilt, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose.
This background informs how she tailors sessions to each person’s circumstances. Shelley draws on approaches that focus on thought-behavior links and fast, goal-oriented strategies. Sessions are intended to be respectful, nurturing, and honest, balancing empathy with straightforward feedback.
People seeking help for anxiety or coping with change will find a practical, compassionate clinician in her.
How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at the link between thoughts and actions. It helps people recognize unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression. This approach is useful for stress, panic, or persistent worry because it breaks problems into specific, changeable parts.Solution-Focused Therapy centers on setting short-term, realistic goals and identifying immediate steps that move someone forward. It emphasizes strengths and small wins, which can be helpful for people dealing with life transitions, caregiver fatigue, or feelings of isolation.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Shelley will work with each person to weigh options and decide what fits their goals and daily life. She combines thought-based techniques and goal-oriented strategies as needed, and adjusts plans based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t preferred. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone needs a shorter touchpoint between sessions.
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- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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