- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Shelley
Shelley Hughes is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and the pressures of parenting. She uses straightforward conversation and practical steps to help clients feel less overwhelmed. Sessions are calm and non-judgemental so people can talk about difficult things without rush.
Shelley draws on several evidence-informed approaches to suit different needs. She often uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She combines this with client-centred listening to make sure the pace fits each person.
Background and approach
Her work also includes elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live alongside painful feelings, and attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships affect day-to-day life. These tools are applied simply, with examples and small experiments to try between sessions. Shelley has five years of professional experience and holds NCPS as a listed credential.
That background means she has practised with a range of concerns including grief, trauma, addiction, self-esteem and parenting challenges. She welcomes people from different backgrounds and offers sessions in English. People meet Shelley online or by phone, using a mix of video calls, live chat, phone sessions or text-based messaging.
Getting started is handled through a short matching questionnaire and scheduling system, so practical arrangements are straightforward.
What Shelley works with
Everything Shelley lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shelley helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shelley lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online delivery
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is about noticing difficult thoughts and feelings and then choosing actions that match personal values. It helps when worry or shame gets in the way of living the life someone wants. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioural experiments to change mood and stress. It is useful for anxiety, sleep problems and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people understand reactions in close relationships and parenting roles.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shelley will discuss options and adapt methods to match goals, preferences and what feels manageable in day-to-day life. This is a collaborative process that may mix different ways of working over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let you use visual cues and more in-depth conversation, while phone sessions can fit a short break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practical coaching or keeping continuity between longer sessions. These formats give flexibility for busy schedules and for people in different locations, while still allowing therapists to use CBT, ACT and attachment ideas in practical ways.
Questions people ask about Shelley
What issues does Shelley commonly help with?
Shelley works with a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, low self-esteem, addictions and parenting-related strain.
What is Shelley’s therapeutic style?
Her style blends practical tools and empathic listening. She uses techniques from CBT and ACT alongside client-centred conversation to tailor sessions.
What experience does she bring?
Shelley has five years of professional experience supporting people through life changes, grief, relationship issues and complex emotional concerns.
Where is Shelley based and what credential does she hold?
She practises from the United Kingdom and lists NCPS as her credential.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
How can sessions be delivered online?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with Shelley?
Start by choosing the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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