Shelley Buck, LPC

Shelley Buck is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, and difficulties with self-esteem. Shelley also supports those coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and issues related to ADHD and neurodivergence.

Shelley uses straightforward talk therapy. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and emotionally-focused tools. Sessions often include practical strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and small experiments to test new behaviors.

Her work pays attention to attachment patterns and family of origin dynamics. She talks through communication problems, codependency, control issues, and isolation. Shelley brings a focus on shame and guilt and helps people reconnect with self-love and life purpose.

Shelley has a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and three years of clinical experience as an LPC. She draws on mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to keep sessions grounded and action-oriented.

Therapy can include conversations about polyamory or non-monogamous relationship dynamics, navigating neurodivergence including autism spectrum concerns, and managing co-morbidity when multiple issues overlap. Her approach aims to be practical, paced to the client, and oriented toward small, achievable change.

How therapy methods translate to online care

CBT helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. Online CBT often includes structured exercises, thought records, and behavioral experiments that can be practiced between sessions to address anxiety, stress, or ADHD-related planning challenges.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed actions even when difficult thoughts or feelings remain. In virtual sessions ACT can combine mindfulness exercises and values-based goal setting to help people move toward what matters to them.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and shifting emotional responses that affect relationships. In remote work this can mean guided conversation and exercises aimed at increasing emotional awareness and improving communication patterns.

Shelley sees finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will discuss options, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on the client’s goals and preferences. Clients help set the pace and direction so work feels relevant and doable.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed, and messaging is helpful for brief updates or ongoing support. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and keep continuity between appointments.