- Stress and anxiety
- Family of origin
- Mindfulness and somatic
About Shelley
Shelley Hill is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of practice. She works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, ADHD, and family of origin issues among other life challenges.
Shelley offers both supportive listening and more directive guidance depending on a person's needs. She says many thoughts and feelings come from beneath conscious awareness, so sessions combine talking with techniques that access deeper patterns. Intellectual insight is part of the work, but not the only part.
Her approach draws on several methods including mindfulness, somatic work, solution-focused strategies, hypnotherapy, and relationship work derived from the Gottman Method. Those tools are used to help people notice habitual reactions, change unhelpful patterns, and practice different ways of relating to themselves and others.
Shelley aims to bring presence, respect, and a straightforward manner to sessions, with occasional humor when it fits. She frames therapy as practical steps that can reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning without promising any single result.
People often come for help sorting how family roles and early expectations still shape current life. Shelley works with those patterns and with related problems such as commitment worries, codependency, communication difficulties, and attachment concerns.
She asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and to schedule a first session through the online booking flow. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and arrangements should be confirmed during initial contact.
How Shelley uses therapeutic approaches in online sessions
Gottman Method work focuses on communication and patterns between partners. In online sessions this approach helps people identify recurring interaction cycles and practice specific skills for clearer, calmer conversations. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding skills that reduce reactivity and support better sleep, mood, and stress management. Sessions use guided practices and short exercises to build those habits. Somatic Therapy brings awareness to bodily responses and movement patterns tied to emotions. It can help with symptoms like tension, dissociation, or overwhelming anxiety by using breath, gentle movement, and noticing sensations.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences, and what feels most practical. Together they decide which methods to try and can adjust the plan as progress is made.
Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how appointments are held. Shelley uses a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow for practices you can do at home between meetings. Ask about the session flow and any preparatory steps when you schedule your first appointment.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Shelley works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, ADHD, and family of origin concerns among other related problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She balances supportive listening with directive guidance and uses both talk and experiential methods to address issues that come from below conscious awareness.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience as a therapist working with individual and couples concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Shelley is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does billing and cost work?
Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the provided booking flow.
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