Shirley Williams, LCSW, CSW
Licensed in Colorado · 35 years in practice
Shirley Williams helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, or big life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Colorado
- CSW.00991632 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1871210203 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
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About Shirley
Shirley Williams helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, or big life changes. She works with concerns like relationship strain, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, career transitions, and struggles with self-esteem. Shirley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with 35 years of experience and a practical, calm approach.
She trained in social work at Wayne State University and completed advanced family therapy training early in her career.
Background and approach
Her work has included settings such as health care, hospice, schools, foster care and adoption, pregnancy services, and services for people with disabilities and their caregivers. Shirley also studied massage and bodywork, which informs a somatic perspective in her sessions. In therapy she blends trauma-focused methods with expressive tools.
She uses approaches such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Narrative Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy when they fit a person's needs. She sometimes introduces sound, movement, clay, or other expressive activities to help people process feelings in different ways. Shirley says curiosity guides her work.
Sessions aim to be practical and down-to-earth, with steps people can try between meetings. She focuses on helping clients notice patterns, build coping strategies, and find clearer ways to relate to themselves and others. Her practice also includes attention to caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, attachment and abandonment concerns, obsessive and compulsive issues, and end-of-life worries.
Shirley works from Colorado and conducts sessions in English.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shirley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shirley names
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Online support
Trauma-informed and Somatic Approaches Online
Shirley uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, to help people process distressing memories and reduce their hold on daily life. EMDR combines focused attention with guided processing to help shift emotional responses to past events.Narrative Therapy helps people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves. This approach separates the person from their problems and supports new perspectives on identity, relationships, and life choices.
Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding how trauma affects behavior, emotions, and relationships, and on building skills to manage triggers and intense reactions.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Shirley will talk with clients about goals, symptoms, and what feels most comfortable. Together they decide whether EMDR, narrative work, somatic tools, or a mix of methods makes the most sense.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can fit different schedules and needs. Video calls let therapists and clients work with movement and expressive tools. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good choice for focused conversations. Live chat or messaging is useful for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options aim to make consistent care more flexible and accessible for busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Shirley address in therapy?
She works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, caregiver stress, and life transitions.
How would you describe Shirley's therapy style?
Her style is practical and calm with a trauma-sensitive lens. She mixes trauma-focused work with somatic and expressive methods when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Shirley brings 35 years of experience in social work and mental health settings, including hospice, schools, foster care, and healthcare environments.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential LCSW and CSW and practices from Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Shirley offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for starting therapy?
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