Shellene Hattersley

Shellene Hattersley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida. She brings seven years of clinical experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Shellene focuses on practical steps people can use now to feel steadier and clearer about next moves.

She takes a client-centered approach, meeting each person where they are and building on existing strengths. Shellene uses a mix of methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to address unhelpful patterns and build coping skills. Sessions emphasize concrete tools and small, manageable changes.

Shellene also addresses relationship concerns, self-esteem, body image, and longer-term issues like attachment and abandonment. She works with people facing caregiver stress, communication problems, and challenges tied to life purpose or major transitions. Divorce and separation are included among her focus areas when those events affect an individual's mental health.

Her background includes years in community mental health and later private practice work in Florida. Shellene values trauma-informed care and highlights resilience and self-determination in therapy. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can sort through thoughts and try new ways of coping.

People who prefer a straightforward, skills-based approach often find her style helpful. She encourages pacing that feels comfortable and supports clients as they set realistic goals and build toward lasting change.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to figure out priorities and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical steps to change patterns that cause distress. This approach is helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then suggest techniques that fit those needs. Together they check what works and adjust the plan over time so therapy stays useful and relevant.

Please confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use mindfulness and CBT exercises in real-life moments and practice skills between meetings.