Kelly Shelton, LCSW

Licensed in Florida · 14 years in practice

Kelly Shelton is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with 14 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW11162 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1366799967 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

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About Kelly

Kelly Shelton is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with 14 years of experience. She uses a practical, person-centered approach to help people facing relationship problems, trauma, low self-esteem, and big life changes. Her style is respectful and direct, with an emphasis on clear goals and steady support.

She focuses on what matters most to each person. Sessions look at attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, communication problems, and issues that come up after separation or infidelity.

Background and approach

She also helps people manage feelings like emptiness, guilt, shame, and impulsivity. Her work draws on methods such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, and mindfulness. In practice this means she listens first, then suggests skills and small experiments to try between sessions.

People learn ways to notice thoughts and feelings, practice new communication patterns, and improve emotion regulation. Kelly adapts the pace to match each person's needs. She can support coping after natural or human-caused disasters, address dissociation, or work with mood regulation issues such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder.

Sessions include problem-solving, skill-building, and processing painful experiences when the person is ready. She talks plainly about goals and progress so people know what to expect. Therapy begins with a short plan and changes as needed.

Kelly encourages anyone taking the first step to reach out and see if the approach feels like a fit.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kelly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Codependency
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Kelly names

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Online support

How these approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy starts by following what matters to the person in front of the therapist. Online sessions use open, reflective conversation to set goals and priorities. This approach helps people shape therapy around real-life concerns such as communication problems or family of origin issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then practicing alternatives. In an online format, CBT work can include guided exercises, worksheets shared electronically, and focused skill practice between sessions to reduce anxiety, shame, or impulsive responses.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. These techniques translate well to video or phone sessions and can be practiced through short messaging check-ins or live chat for coaching between appointments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and day-to-day life and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work in real time, phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or skill prompts. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or geographic constraints while keeping treatment consistent and focused.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kelly help with?

She helps people with relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Other focus areas include attachment, codependency, infidelity, and family of origin issues.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is person-centered and practical. Sessions combine listening with skills teaching and small experiments to try between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 14 years of professional experience working with people on relationship and trauma-related concerns. That background informs a steady, goal-oriented approach.

Where is she licensed and based?

Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker, listed as LCSW, practicing in Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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