Shelly Daniel, LCSW, CSW

Licensed in Georgia · 10 years in practice

Shelly Daniel is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a strengths-based, person-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, Georgia: CSW004860 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1053730200 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Shelly

Shelly Daniel is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a strengths-based, person-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. She focuses on practical skills that improve thinking, emotion regulation, and everyday relationships. Shelly aims to help people move from feeling stuck to taking manageable steps forward.

She has about 10 years of experience as a therapist and brings steady, empathic attention to sessions. Shelly emphasizes skills like mindful living, healthy coping, and solution-focused planning.

Background and approach

She helps clients spot their strengths, set goals, and try different ways of thinking and behaving. Shelly draws from approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the Gottman Method, and mindfulness techniques. In sessions she works on emotion regulation, communication, and interpersonal effectiveness alongside practical problem solving.

This can be helpful for people dealing with trauma, addiction, relationship strain, or parenting stress. Her background also includes work with concerns like bipolar symptoms, attachment and family-of-origin issues, caregiver stress, and the effects of divorce or blended family dynamics. She supports people facing aging or fatherhood questions, abandonment wounds, codependency, and forgiveness work.

Shelly practices in Georgia and offers sessions in English. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and encourages people who are willing to try new strategies to reach out and begin taking small steps toward change.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Shelly names

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Online support

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, listening stance where the therapist follows the person's lead and helps them name goals. This approach suits people who want steady, empathetic support while they explore feelings and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and situations where practical coping skills are needed. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds structured skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which helps when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships are tense.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, values, and daily routines. That means trying things, checking how they feel, and adjusting as needed so sessions stay useful and relevant.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction when it matters. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for people who prefer writing, want brief check-ins between sessions, or need flexible timing. These options help maintain steady progress without requiring travel.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

Shelly works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, addictions, trauma and parenting concerns. She also addresses areas like self-esteem, anger, career stress, and bipolar-related challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She practices a person-centered, strengths-based style that teaches skills for better thinking and emotion regulation. Sessions mix practical problem solving, mindfulness practices, and communication work.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings about 10 years of experience as a practicing therapist. That background informs her use of skill-building and solution-focused strategies.

What credentials and location are on record?

She is listed as LCSW and CSW and is based in Georgia.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats does she offer?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging.

How are therapy costs handled?

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