- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Idaho
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Shelly
Shelly Sanders, LCSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and related concerns. She offers straightforward support for issues like ADHD, anger, grief, addiction, intimacy challenges, and trouble sleeping. Shelly writes simply and listens closely to figure out what feels most helpful.
Shelly describes her style as warm and interactive. She focuses on each person’s needs and works at a pace that feels right for them. Sessions aim to set clear, achievable goals and build practical skills for daily life.
Background and approach
Shelly draws on several approaches to tailor care. She uses client-centered conversations to understand priorities, cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and habits, and dialectical behavior skills for emotion regulation. When trauma is an issue, she may use eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as one option.
Her background includes nine years as a therapist and experience across mental health settings in Idaho. Shelly is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, and has worked with people across a wide age range. Her experience includes parenting concerns, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and blended family challenges.
In sessions she helps people build better communication, manage intense feelings, and create routines that support sleep, eating, and daily functioning. She also offers guidance for career stress, compassion fatigue, and coping with major life changes. The emphasis is on practical steps and steady progress.
Parents often find her direct and compassionate approach useful when parenting feels overwhelming. She collaborates with each person to create a plan that fits their life and goals.
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
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shelly lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Approaches and online care that fit parents' lives
Shelly uses client-centered therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and to shape sessions around those priorities. This approach is about listening, reflecting, and helping people set goals that feel doable. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions; it offers step-by-step strategies to change habits, manage anxiety, and improve sleep or eating patterns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shelly will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and preferences to decide which methods to try first. She adjusts the plan over time so it stays useful and realistic for the person’s life and parenting responsibilities.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy family schedule. Video calls let people work face to face when interaction and visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging provides ongoing support between sessions or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options add flexibility and help keep momentum while working toward clear, practical changes.
Questions people ask about Shelly
What concerns does Shelly address?
Shelly supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, ADHD, trauma, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and problems with sleep or eating.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a warm, interactive, client-centered style that focuses on listening, setting clear goals, and teaching practical skills to manage emotions and daily routines.
What is Shelly's professional background?
She has nine years of experience as a therapist and additional years working in mental health settings, with experience across different age groups and concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Shelly is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, and she practices in Idaho.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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