Shelly Hendley, LPC

Shelly Hendley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas who combines practical tools with a compassionate, direct style to help people move forward from anxiety, addiction, relationship patterns, and major life transitions. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is pursuing a Doctorate in Community Care and Counseling, which informs her approach to complex challenges and long-term growth.

Shelly works with clients facing substance use concerns, social anxiety, low self-esteem, communication struggles, and difficulties adjusting to life changes. Her sessions are tailored to each person’s pace and goals, blending warmth and genuine empathy with thoughtful challenges when that supports progress. Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT, the Gottman Method for couples, and addiction counseling gives her a broad set of strategies to draw from depending on a client’s needs.

She also creates a faith-sensitive environment for those who want spirituality included in their work, and she brings lived experience with cross-cultural life after growing up as a missionary kid in East Asia and working with missionaries and international workers. Shelly emphasizes collaboration, consistency, and honesty as she helps clients answer questions about identity, purpose, and what they truly want next.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective leads the work. It helps people who want to explore identity, values, and life direction while moving at their own pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and builds practical skills to change thoughts and behaviors. It is commonly used for anxiety, mood concerns, and managing everyday stressors.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship difficulties, and challenges with impulsive behavior.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Shelly Hendley works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with Shelly is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and easier access. These options allow clients to schedule care around work, family, or other commitments and to continue therapy from locations that suit their daily life, while still working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor the work to each person.