Shelly Sanders, LCSW

Licensed in Idaho · 9 years in practice

Shelly Sanders is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and problems with attention or addiction.

License and registration

LCSW, Idaho: LCSW - 39692 · expires February 2028
NPI: 1396274056 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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About Shelly

Shelly Sanders is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and problems with attention or addiction. She also supports people facing relationship and family challenges, grief, parenting strain, and issues with sleep or eating. Shelly presents herself in a direct and compassionate way to make difficult conversations easier to start.

She uses a warm, client-centered style that focuses on what matters most to the person in the room.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to be practical and goal-focused, with clear steps people can try between meetings. Shelly blends conversation-based work with skills practice so people leave with tools, not just ideas. Her practice draws on several evidence-based approaches, including attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and EMDR when appropriate.

Those methods are adapted to each person's needs, whether the priority is emotional regulation, processing trauma, or changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. Shelly has nine years of experience as a therapist in mental health settings. She has worked with a wide range of concerns across the lifespan and brings that background to sessions in Idaho.

Her LCSW credential is part of how she practices in the state. People who choose her can expect a collaborative pace. Together they set achievable goals and regularly check progress.

The focus is steady improvement through skills, insight, and supportive feedback.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Depression
ADHD
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Shelly names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches for online work

Shelly draws on attachment-based work to help people understand patterns that form in close relationships and how those patterns affect current reactions. This approach focuses on building safety in the therapy relationship and learning new ways to connect and communicate. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more useful responses; CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) may be used when trauma memories are a core issue, offering a structured way to process distressing memories and reduce their intensity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try strategies, and adjust methods based on the client’s goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps make sure sessions stay relevant and focused on measurable progress.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people work face to face from a distance, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat provides a quick check-in, and messaging supports short ongoing work or refocusing between sessions. These options make it easier to get consistent care around work, caregiving, or changes in schedule.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Shelly address in therapy?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, parenting, self-esteem, career challenges, and coping with life changes.

What is her general therapy style like?

Shelly uses a warm, client-centered approach that is interactive and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills people can use between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience as a therapist working in mental health settings and brings that background to her work in Idaho.

What credential does she hold and where does she practice?

Shelly holds an LCSW, which she uses in her practice in Idaho.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible ways to meet.

How are session costs handled?

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

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