Shirley Currier, LPC, LMFT

Texas · 19 years in practice

Shirley Currier is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Texas.

License and registration

LPC, Texas: 20009 · expires November 2027
LMFT, Texas: 200958 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1114098944 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 19
Languages: English

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About Shirley

Shirley Currier is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Texas. She draws on 19 years of clinical experience and a personal history in recovery to support people facing addiction and related struggles. Shirley aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so parents and adults can take the next step when life feels overwhelming.

She listens first and asks clear questions to understand what matters most.

Background and approach

Shirley uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as one way to help people notice and change patterns in relationships and attachment. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered techniques to help clients build values-based lives and strengthen self-direction. Early in her career Shirley worked in psychiatric and medical settings and in community programs.

That background gave her experience with addiction, trauma, court diversion, and coordinated care with other professionals. Her history in recovery shaped a long-term interest in process addictions and relapse prevention. In sessions she treats each person as the expert on their life.

Shirley combines practical strategies from cognitive-behavioral and dialectical approaches with time to process emotions and history. She is open-minded about lifestyle and focuses on helping people find workable steps forward. Therapy with Shirley may include short skills practice, values work, or deeper emotional processing depending on need.

People often come for help with anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, grief, anger, compulsive behaviors, and parenting stress.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Shirley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Coping with life changes
Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Communication problems
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Jealousy
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Shirley names

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Online support

Approaches for emotional change and online care

Shirley commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice emotional patterns and shift how they relate to themselves and others. EFT can be useful for intimacy-related struggles, attachment concerns, and issues rooted in trauma. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another approach she uses to help people clarify values and take manageable steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Client-Centered Therapy is also part of her work, which focuses on listening deeply and helping clients find their own answers through empathic support.

Finding the right approach is something she treats as a team effort. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then tailor techniques from EFT, ACT, or client-centered work to fit those goals. The process is collaborative, with decisions revisited as needs change.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for longer weekly sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, momentary coping support, and when written reflection feels most useful. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied day-to-day routines.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Shirley address?

She helps people with addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting stress, anger, self esteem, and process addictions among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She blends emotionally-focused work with acceptance and cognitive-behavioral tools to meet practical goals.

What is her professional background?

She has 19 years of clinical experience and began counseling after personal recovery from addiction, with early roles in psychiatric and community settings.

What credentials and location are on record?

She holds LPC and LMFT credentials and practices in Texas.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and getting started work?

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