Shelley Dodt, LCSW
Therapist in Florida
Shelley Dodt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who centers therapy on practical skills and everyday coping.
- License SW15916 · Florida Expires March 2027
- NPI 1134690217 · national registry
- Experience and languages 5+ years in practice English
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About Shelley
Shelley Dodt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who centers therapy on practical skills and everyday coping. She keeps sessions direct and kind, helping people notice what works in their lives and what gets in the way. Shelley uses mindfulness, humor, and clear tools to help clients feel less stuck.
Shelley prefers short, usable strategies that fit into daily life. She helps people build insight into patterns and teaches straightforward coping skills for stress, anxiety, and mood concerns.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what someone wants to change and concrete steps to get there. Her approach pulls from several methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, to challenge unhelpful thinking and add emotion-regulation skills. Shelley also uses the Gottman Method to inform relationship-focused work and mindfulness to ground conversations in the present moment.
People come to her for many concerns such as depression, career questions, parenting strain, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses additional topics like abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and panic attacks. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varying schedules.
Shelley draws on five years of clinical practice to make therapy practical and compassionate. If someone wants clear tools and steady support, she helps them find a path forward.
Credentials
- LCSW (Florida)
- License SW15916 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1134690217 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shelley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Self-harm
- Women's issues
Approaches Shelley names
- Gottman Method
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Shelley names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Gottman-informed work focuses on communication patterns and practical interaction skills to improve how people relate to one another. It emphasizes specific exercises and conversations that can reduce conflict and increase connection.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions, and then teaches ways to test and change unhelpful thinking. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems because it targets daily habits and thinking patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. It offers concrete tools for handling panic, anger, and overwhelming moments.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist and client will talk about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That collaborative process guides which strategies are emphasized over time.
Online therapy with Shelley is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is quick for short check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.
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Frequently asked
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Shelley works with issues like anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a practical, skills-focused style that blends mindfulness with cognitive and behavioral techniques to build insight and coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working as a clinician in Florida and draws on that background to offer actionable strategies and steady support.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - practicing in Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and routines.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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