Shelly Rivello, LCSW

Shelly Rivello is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and experienced coach who combines clinical training with executive and general coaching experience to support professional growth. With a focus on career and coaching, she helps clients strengthen self-awareness, build emotional intelligence, and sharpen communication and leadership skills. Her approach balances attention to thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so clients can pursue clear, realistic goals and enhance workplace performance.

Shelly integrates clinical interventions and practical professional development techniques to address the personal and organizational factors that affect performance. She emphasizes developing strategies that fit each person’s strengths and circumstances, helping clients clarify priorities and take actionable steps toward improvement. As an LCSW - a license for providing clinical social work and therapy - she brings both therapeutic and coaching perspectives to career and leadership challenges.

Shelly aims to offer steady support and constructive inspiration as clients navigate transitions and stretch into new roles. Her practice centers on collaborative goal-setting, skill-building, and fostering the confidence needed to achieve professional objectives.

Online Therapeutic Approaches for Career and Leadership

Shelly often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients identify personal values and take committed steps toward meaningful goals while accepting difficult thoughts and emotions. ACT can be useful for career transitions, decision-making, and reducing avoidance that blocks progress.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to examine how patterns of thinking influence emotions and behaviors, offering practical skills to reframe unhelpful thoughts and build more effective workplace habits. CBT is helpful for managing stress, improving focus, and addressing performance-related anxiety.

Motivational Interviewing is another approach Shelly uses to strengthen internal motivation during change processes; this conversational style supports clients who are weighing options or seeking renewed drive for career goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Shelly, as a licensed professional, collaborates with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques as progress unfolds.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexible ways to engage in this work. These options support scheduling around busy professional lives, allow timely check-ins, and make it easier to maintain momentum during transitions or when travel is not convenient.