- Strengths-based focus
- Trauma-informed care
- Spanish language
About Shelly
Shelly Grabiak is a licensed clinical social worker who centers practical, strength-based support in sessions. She speaks English and Spanish and brings five years of professional experience to her work in Florida. Shelly frames therapy as a place to rediscover what matters and to turn that clarity into manageable action.
Shelly emphasizes compassion, honesty, and steady encouragement. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, and big life changes. She also supports those dealing with aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and hospice or end-of-life concerns.
Her background includes work in suicide prevention, domestic violence and community hotlines, hospitals and clinics, addiction treatment settings, and palliative home care. This range of settings shaped a hands-on approach to crisis situations and long-term recovery. She has particular experience with first responders, service members, aviation professionals, teachers, survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, elderly people, and overwhelmed caregivers.
Shelly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and draws on strengths-based coaching, motivational approaches, and practical tools to address anxiety, grief, addiction and codependency, and attachment concerns. She aims to help clients turn insight into action and build skills that fit daily life.
Outside of work she enjoys yoga, breathwork, running with her dogs, riding her motorcycle, and time with family and animals. Those interests influence a grounded, active style in sessions and a focus on real-world steps forward.
How evidence-based techniques fit into online work
Many of the evidence-based techniques Shelly uses focus on skills you can practice between sessions. For example, cognitive-behavioral approaches look at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teach concrete strategies to reduce anxiety and improve mood. These approaches are often helpful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes.Another common direction is strengths-based and motivational work, which helps people clarify values and take small steps toward goals. That kind of work supports recovery from addiction or codependency, and it can guide decisions around relationships and caregiving. These methods emphasize practical choices rather than abstract insight.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will review goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past to decide which techniques to try. Shelly aims to adjust methods over time so work stays useful and relevant to your life.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, or reduce the time spent traveling to appointments. Licensed professionals can tailor session length and focus to match your day-to-day needs while helping you practice skills between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
Shelly works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and related areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and strengths-based, using evidence-based techniques to help people build skills and take small, actionable steps toward their goals.
What experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience and a broader history working in suicide prevention, domestic violence hotlines, hospitals, addiction treatment centers, and palliative and hospice home care.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the credential LCSW and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking to know whether in-person, video, or phone sessions are offered.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.