Shelby Grimes, LCSW
Florida · 11 years in practice
Shelby Grimes is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma, identity questions, and major life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW13745 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1164831939 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Shelby
Shelby Grimes is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma, identity questions, and major life changes. She uses a compassionate, down-to-earth style and treats each person as the expert on their own story. Shelby aims to make starting therapy feel doable and acknowledges the courage it takes to reach out.
Shelby draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotions shape close connections and to help people repair painful interaction patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to build practical skills for managing difficult thoughts and feelings. Her approach centers on clear goals and steady, real-world steps. In sessions she keeps language simple and concrete.
People can expect focused conversations about what matters most to them, along with small experiments and strategies to try between sessions. Shelby pays attention to safety and to the impact of past hurt when trust has been damaged. She has 11 years of professional experience and works with issues often tied to intimacy, sexual identity, and coping after loss or separation.
Additional areas she addresses include body image, communication difficulties, isolation, and questions about life purpose. Shelby offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different routines. She welcomes honest questions about approach and fit, and partners with each person to shape a plan that fits their goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shelby lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Shelby names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Shelby Uses Different Approaches Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy is about noticing feelings that drive interactions and rebuilding healthier connection patterns. It can help people understand why they react in close relationships and practice different ways of responding. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and to act toward values-based goals. That approach suits someone who wants tools for managing difficult inner experiences while still moving forward. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and safety in current bonds and can help people shift long-standing patterns that affect intimacy.Choosing an approach is collaborative. Shelby discusses what a person hopes to change, tries methods that fit those goals, and adjusts the plan as needed. The first few sessions are often about building trust, clarifying priorities, and testing what works best for someone's everyday life.
Online therapy with Shelby is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow a fuller conversational exchange and nonverbal cues. Phone work can be easier when a session needs less bandwidth or a quieter check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit quick reflections, brief check-ins, or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine while using the same therapeutic approaches as in-person work.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Shelby help with?
Shelby helps people with relationship problems, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related topics like body image, communication struggles, isolation, and questions about life purpose.
What is Shelby's therapy style like?
Her style is warm, straightforward, and goal-focused. Sessions combine Emotionally-Focused Therapy insights with practical techniques from ACT and CBT to address emotions and everyday problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Shelby has 11 years of professional work experience supporting people through relationship and trauma-related concerns. That experience shapes her practical approach to treatment.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida. Her practice is listed as based in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time and works with people based in the region covered by her Florida license.
What session formats are available?
Therapy sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options let people pick what fits their schedule and communication style.
How does billing and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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