Therapist profile
Shelley Adkins, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma-informed approaches
- Caregiver support
About Shelley
Shelley Adkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Kentucky with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting pressures, and caregiver burnout.
She uses clear, practical conversations to help people manage everyday strains. Sessions focus on improving communication, building coping skills, and reducing overwhelming feelings. Shelley draws on methods that anchor the moment and change unhelpful patterns over time.
Her background includes long-term work with people facing chronic illness, caregiving demands, and difficult life transitions. That experience informs how she helps people balance caregiving roles, health challenges, and work or family responsibilities.
Shelley uses a mix of approaches aimed at both current problems and past wounds. She helps clients name patterns in relationships, reframe difficult thoughts, and practice awareness skills to manage strong feelings. Narrative techniques are used to put distressing events into clearer context.
In sessions she pays attention to practical change. That may include trying new communication strategies, experimenting with small behavioral shifts, or rehearsing ways to set limits. People who want steady, experienced guidance through stressful seasons may find this a good fit.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's concerns. It emphasizes understanding the person's experience and helping them find their own solutions, which can be useful for relationship strain, parenting stress, and grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and everyday coping. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness.
Finding the right approach is often a collaborative process. Shelley will work with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful based on their goals and life situation. She adjusts strategies over time and checks in about what is or isn't working.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, and maintain continuity during life transitions. Other practical benefits include shorter check-ins when needed, options that do not require video if bandwidth is limited, and easier scheduling around work or caregiving commitments.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
Shelley works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Which therapeutic styles does she use?
She uses client-centered work alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, narrative therapy, and trauma-focused methods to address current difficulties and past events.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience providing care to adults facing a range of life stressors and long-term challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Shelley is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky and practices with that credential within the state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking as the biography does not specify which formats she provides.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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