Shelley Rorvick, LMFT

Shelley Rorvick is a licensed LMFT who brings 12 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through relationship, intimacy, and sexuality concerns. They identify as non-binary and offer therapy in both English and Spanish, working with clients across the LGBTQ+ community as well as people involved in consensual non-monogamy, kink, and alternative sexual cultures. Shelley approaches care from a strengths-based perspective, centering the client as the expert in their own story while offering evidence-based guidance to address challenges like attachment struggles, infidelity, process and sex-related addictions, sexual dysfunction, and trauma.

Shelley holds licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - and maintains professional credentials in Wisconsin and Minnesota. They work with both individuals and couples to improve communication, navigate family of origin issues, explore gender dysphoria, and address multicultural and polyamory-related concerns. Beginning therapy can feel like a bold step, and Shelley aims to make that first move feel supported and respectful, helping clients identify goals and build practical skills for healthier connections and greater sexual and relational well-being.

Sessions are offered through multiple remote formats to increase access and meet clients where they are, with an emphasis on collaboration, cultural humility, and clinically grounded interventions tailored to each person or partnership.

Evidence-Informed Relationship and Sexuality Support Online

Shelley uses relationship-focused therapy to help couples and partners improve communication patterns, resolve conflicts, and rebuild trust; this approach emphasizes interactional patterns and practical skills for healthier partnerships. They also practice sex therapy that addresses sexual dysfunction, intimacy concerns, and process or sex-related addictions using structured, goal-oriented strategies tailored to a person's needs. Additionally, Shelley applies trauma-informed and attachment-focused work when relevant, attending to how early relationships and traumatic experiences shape present-day intimacy and relational responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Shelley works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit best based on individual goals, history, and preferences. Together they explore options, set objectives, and adjust techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Shelley is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access specialized expertise regardless of location within the therapist's service area, and choose the communication style that feels most effective for the work at hand.