Shelley Stisser, LPC

Shelley Stisser is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who uses practical, skills-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and mood concerns. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools alongside client-centered and mindfulness strategies to help clients notice patterns and try new ways of responding. Shelley has 19 years of clinical experience and practices from Texas.

She starts by listening to what matters most to the person in front of her. Then she and the client map out strengths and obstacles. Sessions often include straightforward cognitive work to identify unhelpful thoughts and develop clearer thinking patterns.

Shelley also uses mindfulness and DBT-informed skills to build emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Those tools are practical - breathing, grounding, and brief coping techniques to use between sessions. Motivational interviewing supports behavior change when people want to address addictions or persistent habits.

Her focus spans common day-to-day struggles such as low self-esteem, life transitions, and caregiver stress. She also addresses eating and body-image concerns, chronic pain and illness-related strain, codependency, and issues tied to family of origin. Clinical work can include addressing panic, obsessions or compulsions, and mood disorders.

Shelley’s approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps clients set achievable goals and practices new skills in session. Progress is tracked through small, concrete steps tailored to each person’s life and routines.

How CBT and Mindfulness Translate to Online Care

Online sessions with Shelley focus on skills you can use between meetings. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with clearer, more balanced thinking; it is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and everyday worry. Client-centered therapy emphasizes being heard and accepted while people pace their own goals; it supports motivation and self-understanding. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) brings practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance, which can help with mood swings and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shelley will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She collaborates on a plan and adjusts techniques as progress is made, so the method fits the client rather than the other way around.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, skill coaching between sessions, or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.