Shelly Mentus

Shelly Mentus is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 15 years of experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and relationship struggles. Shelly works with individuals and couples and focuses on improving trust, communication, and emotional connection.

She approaches therapy with compassion and without judgment, and brings together several methods to meet each person where they are. Shelly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps forward.

Shelly has helped people dealing with trauma, domestic violence, caregiver stress, and family-of-origin concerns. She offers support for intimacy issues, codependency, infidelity, and communication problems that affect relationships. She also addresses life transitions, career questions, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Her work includes practical skills for coping with anger and stress, strategies for substance use and recovery concerns, and tools to rebuild self-esteem after loss or betrayal. Shelly aims to empower clients to shift patterns that hold them back and to find clearer direction in life. She brings warmth and steady support while helping people try new ways of responding.

Outside of therapy she enjoys travel, movies, bowling, and time with family and friends. She integrates a person-centered spirit with structured techniques so sessions feel both real and useful.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take steps toward those values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and life transitions because it focuses on action even when feelings are strong.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing thought patterns and practicing different responses. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship patterns where behavior change is helpful.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and may combine elements of ACT, CBT, or other approaches over time based on how things are going.

Confirm the current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it simpler to continue work while managing caregiving, work, or medical appointments. Ask about format options and scheduling during the matching and scheduling steps so sessions match day-to-day life.