- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Sleeping disorders
About Shelly
Shelly Proper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. She focuses on parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. Her approach is warm and interactive, aimed at helping people find practical ways to cope and move forward.
Shelly brings 17 years of clinical experience from settings including independent practice, agencies, schools, and higher education. She has helped people facing addictions, trauma, life transitions, end-of-life concerns, and career or life coaching challenges.
Background and approach
She also has a post-master's certificate to teach psychology and experience with educational planning. In sessions she encourages people to be the experts on their own lives. She offers straightforward skill-building and practical options rather than jargon.
The focus is on small, workable changes that fit daily life and parenting demands. Shelly uses several therapy methods to match the issue at hand. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address relationship patterns, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clarify values and reduce avoidance.
She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy and solution-focused techniques when useful. People meet with her for coaching around career or life purpose, support through postpartum or menopause, help managing compassion fatigue, and practical strategies for sleep or stress. Her style is collaborative and boundary-conscious, oriented toward realistic goals and steady progress.
What Shelly works with
Everything Shelly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shelly helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
Approaches Shelly lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapy methods you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting hard thoughts and feelings. It can help with stress, anxiety, parenting strain, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of behavior through practical exercises and experiments. This approach supports improvements in mood, sleep, and daily routines. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how emotions shape relationship patterns and helps people notice and shift those patterns to create stronger connections and clearer communication.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted as needed so the approach matches what is actually helpful in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging can fit into busy parenting schedules or provide quick ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, childcare, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Shelly
What kinds of concerns does Shelly address?
Shelly helps with parenting issues, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, relationship and family concerns, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and related topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, empathetic, and interactive. She encourages clients to be the experts on their lives and focuses on practical skills and options.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working in independent practice, agencies, schools, and higher education.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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