- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Shelley
Shelley Mclean is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach to therapy. She brings three years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety and mild depression. Shelley writes in a straightforward way and aims to make the first steps less daunting for parents and individuals seeking support.
Shelley focuses on practical conversations that address self-esteem, motivation and confidence. She adapts sessions to each person rather than offering a fixed programme.
Background and approach
That can mean talking through coping strategies, looking at patterns that cause distress, or trying new ways to respond in difficult moments. Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, and she also supports people dealing with grief, life changes and career strain. Shelley is able to discuss parenting concerns and the pressures that come with raising children.
She also addresses relationship issues, ADHD-related challenges, and multicultural or identity-related worries. Shelley is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works with adults in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients who wish to arrange online sessions in English.
Sessions are tailored to the person’s needs and paced to suit what they want to achieve. Shelley encourages honesty and practical steps, and she aims to help people build clearer routines and steadier emotional responses over time.
What Shelley works with
Everything Shelley lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shelley helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Visually impaired
Integrative approaches and online therapy that fit your life
Integrative counselling blends practical techniques and talking therapy to meet the needs of each person. That might include learning straightforward coping skills for panic or anxiety, alongside reflective work about patterns that affect mood and relationships. It helps when someone wants both immediate tools and deeper conversation.For trauma-related concerns, grounding and stabilisation techniques are often used first to help people feel steadier. These approaches focus on managing intense feelings and reducing dissociation or panic symptoms so other therapeutic work can follow at a safer pace.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Shelley will work collaboratively to decide what feels most helpful based on the client’s goals and preferences. She adapts methods over time and checks in regularly to make sure the plan still fits.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to give practical options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for more in-depth work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits between commitments. Live chat or text messaging can suit quick reflections, brief updates or people who prefer writing. These formats aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around parenting, work and daily life.
Questions people ask about Shelley
What issues does Shelley commonly address?
Shelley works with stress, anxiety, mild depression and trauma. She also supports parents with parenting concerns and people facing relationship, grief or career stresses.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses an integrative approach, mixing practical strategies and conversational work. Sessions focus on what each person finds useful rather than a fixed method.
What experience does she bring?
Shelley has three years of professional counselling experience working with adults on issues such as self-esteem, motivation and trauma.
Where is Shelley based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English for both UK and international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is billed through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shelley?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to her availability.
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