Shelly Daniel

Calm, practical, skills-focused therapy

LCSW, CSW Georgia

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Shelly

Shelly Daniel is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who combines cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered care to help people move through life’s transitions and emotional challenges.

Background and approach

With ten years of experience, she focuses on building practical coping skills, improving emotion regulation, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness so clients can function more comfortably in daily life. Shelly emphasizes strength-focused work and partners with clients to identify resources, limits, and opportunities for growth.

She finds particular satisfaction in helping people who feel stuck, anxious, depressed, stressed, or uncertain regain momentum and clarity. Her approach blends solution-building, mindfulness practices, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to support healthier thinking and more mindful living.

Shelly aims to offer steady empathy, clear skill instruction, and collaborative problem solving while guiding individuals toward their mental, emotional, and spiritual goals. Based in Georgia and credentialed as LCSW, CSW (GA LCSW CSW004860), she values integrity and a practical, hands-on style that encourages clients to try new ways of thinking and behaving.

She welcomes motivated clients seeking measurable tools and consistent support as they work toward change.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Shelly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in ways that translate well to remote work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping strategies. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore values and goals while the therapist offers gentle guidance and support.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shelly works with clients to clarify priorities, trial different techniques, and tailor interventions to fit each person’s needs and preferences rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model. This allows the therapeutic plan to evolve as progress and goals become clearer.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it easier to schedule care around work and family demands, practice skills between sessions, and maintain continuity of support when in-person meetings are impractical. Licensed professionals can adapt evidence-based exercises and mindfulness practices to these modalities so clients can continue skill development from wherever they are.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Shelly commonly address?

Shelly works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, self-esteem, and career-related stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and strength-focused, blending client-centered support with practical skill teaching such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and emotion regulation strategies.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings ten years of professional experience helping clients develop coping skills, build healthier relationships, and navigate life transitions.

What credentials and location are listed?

Shelly holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is registered as GA LCSW CSW004860, offering services from Georgia.

Does she offer services in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are costs and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should someone do to begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disorders Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English