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Shelby Friery, LPC
Idaho
LPC counselor - anxiety and coping focused
See online therapy options- CBT strategies
- ACT tools
- Practical skill building
About Shelby
Shelby Friery is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Idaho with eight years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Shelby also attends to communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and building self-love.
Shelby worked in school counseling and has experience across the lifespan. She now combines clinical practice with teaching and research in counselor education. Her background means she is used to explaining options clearly and helping people set concrete goals.
In sessions she uses straightforward strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients find what is most doable and relevant to their lives. Shelby emphasizes practical steps over abstract talk.
Expect conversations that identify patterns, try small experiments, and track what changes. Shelby guides clients to build skills for handling stress, grief, and difficult feelings. She encourages short, actionable exercises that can fit into a busy week.
Her combined role as a counselor and counselor educator informs how she explains techniques and measures progress. Shelby asks about goals up front and revisits them as work proceeds. To begin, readers are advised to confirm current session options before booking so they know how sessions will be arranged.
How Shelby blends practical approaches in online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without trying to fight them, then choosing actions that match personal values. ACT can help when anxiety or grief make it hard to act in line with what matters.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, stress, and self-esteem work because it breaks problems into clear steps to try and measure.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Shelby will talk through your goals and explain options. Together you will try methods that fit your needs and adjust if something does not help.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when needed. Some formats can be better for lower-bandwidth connections or shorter progress updates, while others suit longer, interactive skill practice. Ask about the available session formats when scheduling to choose what fits your routine.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Idaho
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and self-love.
How does Shelby use CBT in sessions?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test alternative responses. Work often includes short experiments and practical skill practice between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience and a background in school counseling. She also teaches and conducts research in counselor education.
Where is she licensed and based?
Shelby is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Idaho. The LPC credential is used as provided.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the selected subscription for the clients area.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The questionnaire helps match goals and practical preferences.
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