Shirley Colee

Shirley Colee is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with relationship strain, family conflict, trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and career-related concerns. Her approach is respectful and practical, aimed at making conversations useful from the first session.

Shirley adapts sessions to each person's needs and pace. She listens first, then works with clients to set clear, manageable goals. That process can include talking through relationship patterns, building tools to manage stress and anxiety, or addressing substance use and compulsive behaviors.

Her work draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the client's experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. When appropriate, she also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Shirley has experience helping people with parenting strain, caregiver stress, attachment issues, and the emotional effects of aging. She also supports those coping with eating issues, impulsivity, and feelings of emptiness or guilt. Her goal is to help people find more balance and clearer choices in day-to-day life.

People who reach out will complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and Shirley accepts clients internationally who can work in English.

How Shirley’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's experience and aims to build a trusting conversation. Online sessions using this approach emphasize listening, reflecting what the client says, and shaping goals together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses short exercises to test new ways of thinking and acting; online work can include homework and skill practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships, which can be practiced and reviewed in remote sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Shirley will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That means checking in about what feels helpful, adjusting techniques, and tracking small changes over time.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit work into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for short check-ins when a full session isn't needed. They also let people use written exercises, screen-sharing, and other tools that support skill-building between appointments. Discuss scheduling and format preferences when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions match your everyday life.