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Shelley Dodt, LCSW

Licensed in Florida · 5 years in practice

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Shelley Dodt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who uses practical, skills-based therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood struggles, and relationship strain.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida
SW15916 · expires March 2027
NPI
1134690217 · national provider identifier
Years in practice
5
Languages
English

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About Shelley

Shelley Dodt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who uses practical, skills-based therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood struggles, and relationship strain. She keeps sessions straightforward and grounded, listening first and then offering tools people can use in day-to-day life. Her style mixes mindfulness, coping strategies, and gentle humor to make change feel manageable.

Shelley focuses on helping clients build self-awareness and useful habits. She teaches coping skills to notice patterns and avoid common setbacks.

Background and approach

She also helps people strengthen communication, manage grief, and navigate major life changes. Her work draws on methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation. Shelley also uses mindfulness to help clients slow down and notice what’s happening in the moment.

Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to try new approaches. Sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented. Shelley helps people recognize strengths and apply them toward real problems such as sleep difficulties, parenting stress, workplace strain, or recovery from trauma.

She emphasizes small, doable changes that add up over time. Clients who choose Shelley can expect a warm, nonjudgmental approach and tools they can use between sessions. She brings five years of clinical experience and works with adults from her Florida practice.

Conversations are aimed at helping people feel better, do better, and move forward.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Shelley names

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Online support

Using focused therapies online to build everyday skills

Shelley combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy into online work that aims to change unhelpful thoughts and teach emotion regulation. CBT helps identify and shift thinking patterns that feed anxiety or depression, while DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving responses to stress.

She also draws on mindfulness practice to help clients become more aware of reactions and make calmer choices. These approaches are described and tried collaboratively, so the therapist and client decide together which methods suit the person’s goals and preferences. That process helps tailor sessions to concerns like sleep problems, relationship communication, or stress at work.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full-session conversations and skill demonstrations, phone sessions work well when video is not possible or bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins, coaching moments, or between-session practice. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue steady progress over time.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can be brought to sessions?

Shelley works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, grief, trauma and relationship or intimacy-related issues.

What is the therapy style like in sessions?

Sessions are practical and skills-focused, blending mindfulness, cognitive techniques, and motivational interviewing to set clear goals and build coping tools.

What experience does the therapist have?

Shelley has five years of clinical experience working with adults on issues such as mood disorders, coping with life changes, and caregiver stress.

Where is this therapist based and what are the credentials?

The therapist practices in Florida and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are offered?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for therapy sessions?

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

What do I need to do to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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