Shirley Colee

Shirley Colee is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 20 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with anger, relationship strain, grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, and other life stresses. She aims to meet people where they are and treats everyone with respect and compassion.

Shirley adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs. She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Her approach blends talk therapy with skills-based work so clients can notice change in daily life.

She uses a mix of Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). These methods let her shift between listening, teaching coping skills, and addressing painful memories when needed.

Over two decades she has guided people through family conflict, addiction concerns, parenting stress, and career issues. She also works with issues such as self-esteem, impulsivity, codependency, and aging-related challenges. The focus is on concrete goals and steady progress.

Getting started begins with a simple sign-up and a short matching questionnaire. Shirley then helps schedule sessions that suit each person's calendar and needs. She encourages anyone feeling overwhelmed to take that first step toward support.

How Shirley Uses Talk Therapy and Skills Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s experience at the center. It means the therapist listens without judgment and follows what matters most to the client. This approach helps when someone needs a safe space to sort through feelings and make decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anger, anxiety, and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing strong emotions, tolerating stress, and improving communication.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Shirley will work together with each person to decide which methods to use based on goals, preferences, and what feels useful in early sessions. That collaborative check-in helps shape a clear plan as work continues.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments during a lunch break or between commitments. Some approaches lend themselves to brief skills coaching or longer trauma-focused sessions, and Shirley will adapt length and pace to what helps most.