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Shelley Dodt

Compassionate skills-based therapy for everyday life

LCSW Florida

Experience
5 years in practice
Focus areas
Self esteem, Career, Depression
Approaches
Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Languages
English

About Shelley

Shelley Dodt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy. She focuses on helping people learn skills that make everyday life easier.

Background and approach

Shelley listens closely and works alongside clients to find what helps them reach their goals. Shelley uses mindfulness to slow things down and notice what matters in the moment.

She helps clients learn coping skills to manage stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and the hard days after loss or trauma. Conversations are straightforward and geared toward real-life change rather than theory.

Her work includes support for concerns such as self-esteem, career stress, depression, and major life transitions. She also addresses relationship issues, intimacy-related problems, parenting challenges, grief, and burnout from caregiving or work.

Shelley pays attention to thinking patterns and behaviors that get in the way of what people want from life. In sessions she teaches tools from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to change unhelpful habits.

She draws on the Gottman Method ideas for improving communication and connection. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques help clients clarify goals and take practical steps.

Shelley aims to balance mindfulness, kindness, and a bit of humor while helping people build on their strengths. Her style is collaborative and skill-based, focused on small changes that add up to better functioning and greater well-being.

She works from Florida and carries five years of clinical experience as an LCSW.

Approaches for connection, coping, and change online

Shelley uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT often includes short exercises and homework to practice new ways of thinking and acting between sessions.

She also draws from the Gottman Method to address communication and connection issues. That work focuses on improving everyday interactions and teaching practical skills for managing conflict and increasing emotional closeness.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Shelley will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit each person's needs. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan as progress is made so the work stays practical and goal-oriented.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for longer talk therapy and skills practice, phone works well for shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and chat or text can be helpful for brief coaching, between-session support, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping therapy focused on real-life changes.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
Shelley works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career challenges, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, and mood disorders.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, using mindfulness and skill teaching. The focus is on learning techniques to cope better and make day-to-day life feel more manageable.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of clinical experience and emphasizes helping clients build coping strategies and insight to navigate life changes and stressors.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions offered online?
Shelley meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed in

Florida

Languages

English