About Shelly
Shelly McNulty is a licensed clinical social worker in Connecticut with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Shelly also supports people struggling with relationships, self-esteem, and motivation.
She approaches therapy as a partnership and treats each person as the expert on their own life. Shelly looks for strengths clients already have and uses those strengths to face current challenges.
Background and approach
She aims to make the first steps feel doable and respectful of where someone is right now. In sessions she helps people talk through communication problems, work on forgiveness, and reduce feelings of guilt or shame. She also supports people who feel isolated or who are wrestling with social anxiety and phobia.
Practical conversation and steady pacing are common parts of her work. Shelly draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide change and healing. Over three decades she has worked with a wide range of concerns and situations, building experience in ways that help people move forward.
She keeps explanations plain and focuses on small, realistic goals. Therapy with Shelly can use different session formats, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The process starts by matching needs and scheduling a time that works for the person seeking help.
Evidence-based approaches and how they work online
Many of Shelly's sessions use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different ways of responding to stressful situations. This approach often helps with anxiety, low mood, and difficulty making decisions. Another approach emphasizes processing the effects of trauma and abuse through paced conversations and building coping skills. That method aims to reduce symptoms and restore a sense of control over daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will talk together about goals, preferences, and what feels comfortable. Shelly adjusts methods based on how someone responds and collaborates on the plan rather than following a fixed protocol.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make work easier to fit into life. Video is useful for face-to-face interaction and fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections, and support between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility for scheduling and for staying connected to steady therapeutic work.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English