- Compassionate listener
- Goal oriented
- Sleep aware
About Shelley
Shelley Duncan is a Kansas-licensed counselor (LCP) with more than 15 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, career challenges, and sleep difficulties. Shelley aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive for those who are worried or unsure about reaching out.
Shelley uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. She listens for patterns that contribute to worry, low mood, or sleepless nights. From there she and the client set small, realistic goals to try between sessions.
Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions are shaped to match an individual’s needs rather than following a fixed script. That can mean working on coping skills one week and looking at relationship patterns the next.
Shelley brings 15 years of experience to common concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment or family of origin issues, blended family challenges, and body image concerns.
Practical tools are paired with thoughtful listening. Clients can expect clear feedback, skill-building exercises, and a plan that fits their daily life. The goal is steady progress toward better sleep, calmer days, and improved relationships.
To begin, Shelley asks people to share what feels hardest right now and what they hope will change. From that starting point she works collaboratively to find approaches that fit each person’s situation.
How Shelley Uses CBT Online to Improve Sleep and Coping
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings. In practice Shelley helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns, test those thoughts, and try different behaviors that can reduce anxiety and improve sleep. This approach is often used for worries, low mood, insomnia-related habits, and stress management.Sessions also emphasize practical skills: simple routines, sleep-related habits, and problemsolving steps that can be practiced between meetings. These tools are aimed at reducing nighttime rumination, easing transitions to sleep, and building steadier daily routines that support rest.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Shelley will work with each person to tailor strategies to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time based on what helps. The collaboration means clients can mix skill practice with talking through relationship or work stresses that affect sleep.
Please confirm which session formats Shelley currently offers before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering more flexible scheduling for evening or daytime sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Shelley help with?
Shelley helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, grief, trauma, relationship and family concerns, and work-related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a practical, conversational style that focuses on small goals and skill building to address daily problems and improve sleep and mood.
How much experience does she have?
She has more than 15 years of professional work experience supporting people through life changes and emotional challenges.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is licensed in Kansas as an LCP and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Shelley?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.