Individual therapy
Individual therapy provides a private, one-on-one space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a supportive environment. This personalized approach is designed to help you gain insight, develop coping strategies, and work toward your personal goals.
What to expect
Sessions may include exploring past experiences, understanding current challenges, and identifying patterns that affect your well-being. Shelley works with you to create a plan that aligns with your needs, whether you are dealing with anxiety, stress, self-esteem issues, relationship concerns, grief, or simply looking to understand yourself better.
Online therapy is also available for adults located in Michigan. Read more about online therapy in Michigan.
Anxiety and chronic worry
Insight-oriented therapy for the thoughts, patterns, and pressures that keep your nervous system on alert.
Depression and low motivation
A calm place to understand what feels heavy, disconnected, or hard to move through.
Relationships and communication
Support for repeated conflict, distance, boundary questions, and the patterns that show up with other people.
Life transitions, grief, and loss
Care through divorce, parenting stress, career change, loss, aging, and other seasons that shift your footing.
Therapy for therapists
Thoughtful therapy for clinicians who want a private space for their own self-understanding and emotional care.
Psychological assessment
Offering comprehensive psychological testing for private, forensic, and state-agency settings, as well as private educational and ADHD testing.
Fees and insurance
Shelley is in network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Blue Care Network and will bill insurance for sessions. HSA payments and private pay options are also available.
Private pay sessions are $180 per 55-minute session.
Good Faith Estimate
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who do not have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services. You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit cms.gov/nosurprises.
Frequently asked questions
What can I expect during the first session?
The first session is an intake session. Shelley will ask about your concerns, goals, history, and what you hope therapy can help change. It is also a chance to begin building a comfortable therapeutic relationship.
What does a "good fit" in therapy mean?
Research has shown that finding a "good fit" in therapy—meaning a therapist with whom you feel comfortable, understood, and supported—can significantly enhance the effectiveness of therapy and contribute to your overall well-being and progress. A "good fit" can be the key to achieving lasting positive change. If you've been in therapy before and haven't felt a connection with your therapist, don't give up.
What is psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a form of talk therapy that helps you understand how past experiences, relationships, and unconscious patterns influence how you feel and respond today. The goal is not just symptom relief, but deeper self-understanding that can support lasting change.
Do you accept insurance?
Shelley is in network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Blue Care Network and can bill insurance for sessions. Private pay sessions are also available.
How long are sessions?
Individual therapy sessions typically last 55 minutes.
Is telehealth available?
Yes. Shelley offers in-person psychotherapy in Shelby Township and virtual therapy throughout Michigan on doxy.me, a HIPAA-compliant platform.
How do I start?
Call, email, or send the appointment request form with a short note about what you are looking for. Shelley will follow up about availability and next steps.