Shelby Friery
Compassionate, skills-based therapy for life changes
LPC Idaho
- Experience
- 8 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Shelby
Shelby Friery is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who brings eight years of clinical experience to her work. She blends practical, evidence-informed techniques with a compassionate, collaborative stance to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem concerns, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
Shelby emphasizes partnering with each person to clarify goals and develop workable strategies that fit their values and daily life. Her background includes both clinical practice and counselor education, and she draws on that mix to integrate teaching, research-informed methods, and relatable interpersonal skills.
Shelby uses patience, support, and a sense of humor to create a therapeutic environment where clients can explore communication problems, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and self-love while building skills for coping and resilience. She works in Idaho and conducts sessions in English, offering flexible formats to accommodate different needs and schedules.
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Shelby frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and build practical coping skills for anxiety, stress, and mood-related concerns. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support values-driven action and emotional acceptance, which can be useful for grief, trauma-related distress, and life transitions.Choosing the most helpful approach is a collaborative process; Shelby works with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors interventions accordingly. She combines elements from different methods when appropriate so the plan fits each person rather than forcing a single model onto every situation.
Online therapy with Shelby is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate various schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy or transitional periods and allow licensed professionals to deliver focused, skills-based work from different settings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Licensed
Idaho
Languages
English