Therapist profile
Shell Freeman, LMSW
LMSW clinician - Relationship and family concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting challenges
- ACT and CBT methods
About Shell
Shell Freeman is a Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW, practicing in Michigan with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, and LGBTQ-related issues. Shell also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, self-esteem struggles, and attention difficulties.
Her approach is practical and interactive. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills you can use between meetings. She combines techniques from cognitive behavioral work, dialectical behavior ideas, emotionally-focused methods, and client-centered listening to help people notice patterns and try different responses.
Shell pays attention to family and parenting concerns, including blended family questions, caregiver stress, communication problems, and divorce or separation issues. She also addresses attachment concerns, intimacy-related problems, and challenges tied to gender dysphoria or HIV/AIDS when those come up in someone's story.
In a typical session she will help you identify what matters to you, map small steps, and practice skills for handling strong emotions or conflict. She uses mindfulness and acceptance strategies alongside practical behavior changes. This can look like short experiments, skill coaching, and reflective conversation.
People who reach out are often looking for straightforward help with daily life pressures, parenting strains, or relationship tension. Shell works collaboratively to set realistic goals and adjust plans as needs change. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Approaches used and how online work fits
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take manageable steps toward them. It uses mindfulness and committed action to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity, which can help with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical coping skills, problem-solving, and behavior experiments that target anxiety, low mood, and impulsive patterns.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on recognizing and reshaping emotional responses in close relationships. It can be useful for adults facing intimacy issues and relationship distress by helping people name emotions and try new interaction patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. Sessions often blend techniques so clients can try what fits best and adjust over time.
Session practicalities should be confirmed before booking since formats are not listed on the profile. In general, online sessions can help fit therapy into busy lives by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making scheduling easier around work or caregiving. Ask about current session options during the matching step so you know how meetings will be arranged.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
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What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting issues, addiction, trauma, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is interactive and practical. Sessions combine client-centered listening with skills-based methods like CBT and DBT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working as a mental health clinician in Michigan.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMSW, Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Can she work with people who do not live in the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients as well as those in Michigan. All sessions are conducted in English.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the site matching process. The profile does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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