- Addictions
- Couples work
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
About Shelly
Shelly Mentus is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with individuals and couples on stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, parenting issues, and struggles around intimacy and trust.
Shelly focuses on clearing patterns that keep people stuck. She helps clients name painful feelings and the interaction cycles that follow. In sessions she addresses communication breakdowns, infidelity, codependency, grief, and substance use concerns in straightforward terms.
Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based strategies. That combination is used to help people notice what they feel, understand how feelings drive behavior, and try different ways of responding.
Shelly also uses principles from dialectical behavior therapy and client-centered work to teach practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. She pays attention to family of origin issues, caregiver stress, body image, and issues tied to shame or abandonment.
She includes faith perspectives when clients want them and respects diverse backgrounds and identities, including LGBT concerns. Outside of clinical work she enjoys travel, movies, bowling, and time with family and friends.
To begin, clients complete the matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to identify goals and the best ways to proceed.
How EFT, ACT, and CBT are used in online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people and couples identify core emotions and attachment patterns that shape how they respond to one another. It focuses on naming feelings, tracking interaction cycles, and creating new ways to connect. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, and clarifying personal values to guide action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide whether EFT, ACT, CBT, or a mix is the best fit based on goals and preferences. That discussion usually happens in the first few sessions and can be revisited as needs change.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to schedule around work, childcare, or other commitments while keeping continuity of care. Licensed professionals adjust techniques so exercises, emotion-focused conversations, and CBT skill practice translate well to remote sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
Shelly works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting concerns, addiction, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to focus on feelings and attachment patterns, combined with CBT, ACT, DBT, and client-centered techniques for skills and perspective shifts.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with individuals and couples across a range of concerns including domestic violence, trauma, and mood disorders.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats here, so confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.