About Shirley
Shirley Savage-Hampton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem struggles, and attention difficulties such as ADHD. She offers straightforward, practical support aimed at improving daily functioning and emotional wellbeing. Shirley writes in clear, calm language and focuses on what will help now.
In sessions she listens first and asks what matters most to each person. She uses tools that help change unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills, and increase self-reflection.
Background and approach
Conversations are paced to fit each person’s comfort and needs. Shirley draws on ten years of experience in clinical social work in Nevada. She works with adults facing a wide range of challenges, including issues tied to adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, aging concerns, family of origin problems, and end-of-life matters.
Practical strategies for focus, motivation, and impulse control are part of her work. People can expect clear suggestions they can try between sessions. Examples include short mindfulness practices for concentration, step-by-step goal-setting for motivation, and skills to manage intense emotions.
Shirley aims to make progress feel doable rather than overwhelming. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental while remaining goal-focused. She explains options and helps people choose what fits their goals.
Shirley supports clients as they take small, steady steps toward change.
Online approaches and how they work
Shirley uses practical, evidence-based approaches that focus on changing thoughts and building skills. Cognitive-behavioral techniques involve identifying and reframing unhelpful thoughts and then testing new ways of thinking and acting. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and problems with focus.She also uses client-centered conversation to help people reflect on their values and goals. That work creates a foundation for motivation and for choosing skills that fit daily life. Dialectical behavior strategies are used to teach concrete coping skills for intense emotions and impulsivity, including grounding and emotion regulation exercises.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Shirley collaborates with each person to see what helps most, adjusts plans based on progress, and explains options in plain language. The choice of tools depends on the client's needs, goals, and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and shorter check-ins work well by text or chat. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping therapy consistent and accessible.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Nevada
- Languages
- English