Shelly Proper, LPC
Pennsylvania · 17 years in practice
Shelly Proper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, sleep problems, and relationship or parenting concerns.
License and registration
- LPC, Pennsylvania
- PC004284 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1952469660 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 17
- 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 Shelly
Shelly Proper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, sleep problems, and relationship or parenting concerns. She also supports those facing grief, caregiver strain, addiction, career stress, and life changes. Shelly draws on 17 years of clinical experience to offer practical, down-to-earth help.
Shelly keeps sessions warm and interactive. She treats clients as the experts on their lives and works collaboratively to set clear goals.
Background and approach
In conversation she focuses on building skills and noticing patterns that get in the way of daily functioning. Her work brings together several well-known approaches. Shelly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people better understand emotions in relationships and personal struggles.
She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take committed action. Clients can expect straightforward tools they can try between sessions. Shelly often teaches breathing and grounding practices for stress, thought-challenging for negative beliefs, and steps for managing mood and sleep.
She emphasizes real-world skills rather than abstract theory. Shelly has practiced in personal and agency settings, schools, and higher education. She holds a post-master's certificate to teach psychology and has experience with educational planning.
Her approach blends clinical experience with practical problem solving to help people move forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shelly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
Approaches Shelly names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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 these approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and work with strong emotions, often by naming feelings and tracing how they affect behavior and relationships. It can be useful for those struggling with attachment, intense emotions, or recurring conflicts. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, clarify what matters most, and take small steps toward those values. It often supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, or life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and change routines that maintain distress.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can shift over time as goals change or new challenges appear.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quicker check-in, and messaging supports shorter updates between sessions. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care when travel or life changes make in-person visits difficult.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
Shelly works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, sleeping problems, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, anger, self esteem, career worries, coping with life changes, coaching, and ADHD. She also focuses on caregiver stress, codependency, divorce and separation, first responder issues, hoarding, hospice and end-of-life counseling, life purpose, veteran and armed forces issues, postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, and women’s issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, empathetic, and interactive. Sessions are collaborative and she encourages clients to be the experts on their own lives while offering practical skills and perspectives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Shelly has 17 years of clinical experience working in independent practice, agencies, school settings, and higher education. She has worked with a wide range of concerns across those settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) in Pennsylvania and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can occur via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs and communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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