Get away with your partner for expert help on your relationship!
I am passionate about helping couples find their way back to each other. I provide scientifically-based therapy using an accelerated approach to help your relationship get better, faster. I offer retreats in two beautiful locations in North Carolina – the city (Raleigh) or the mountains (Asheville).
Relationships Are Hard...But Worth It!
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Relationships Are Hard...But Worth It! ・
Trust me, I know!
HELPING COUPLES IS MY PASSION.
I have been married 24 years so we've had our fair share of ups and downs. I have also been a couples therapist for over 24 years and helping them is my passion. I firmly believe that most people all want the same thing - to be loved & understood - to be respected & heard - and to feel that close bond that leads to all kinds of intimacy. The problem is, no one really shows you what to do when you feel lost, alone, upset, unheard, or disrespected. It's hard to know how to find your way back to each other. I want to help you bridge the distance you feel with each other or strengthen an already strong bond.
Why Shelly?
Specialized
I only see couples. My entire practice is reflective of my passion to help intimate relationships grow closer and learn how to love each other better. I utilize only evidenced-based treatment modalities shown to be the most effective for couples.
Certified & Awarded
I am a Certified Gottman therapist and workshop presenter and I am also trained in Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT). I am honored to have received The Wake Weekly finalist for Best Therapist in Wake Forest as well as the 2023 Midtown Magazine Silver Award for Best Psychologist. In 2020, I had the significant honor of being awarded the North Carolina MFT David and Vera Mace Award for significant contribution in marriage and family therapy.
Experienced
I have been working with couples just like you for over 24 years. Because of my clinical focus, I am grateful to the hundreds of couples that have graciously allowed me into their lives.
Offerings
I’m Shelly
I can't wait to get to know you.
Welcome! My life circumstances facilitated my desire to become a marriage therapist in early adolescence. I graduated from The University of Iowa with Honors in Psychology and completed my graduate degree from Northern Illinois University.
My passion has always been working with couples and that passion remains today. I have been in practice for over 24 years, specializing in helping couples who are burdened by wanting to make their relationship work, but are uncertain of the tools and where to start. I am a certified Gottman therapist and presenter as well as utilizing EFT (emotionally focused couples therapy) as part of the therapeutic process. My approach can be described as warm and relatable, yet direct and effective. I honor the opportunity to work with you.
“Learn to reach for the people you love. Nothing grows people like love. When we are loved, we blossom.”
Dr. Sue Johnson