About Shirley
Shirley Louisor is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction struggles, and relationship concerns. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps clients can take. Shirley aims to help people move forward when life feels overwhelming or stuck.
She applies straightforward talk therapy and goal-focused techniques. Sessions often include identifying small actions, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and building coping skills for everyday life. Shirley draws on approaches like client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
Shirley earned her master’s degree in counseling from Regent University in 2011. She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and has practiced for 12 years in Florida and Virginia settings. That experience includes outpatient counseling, school-based work, and leading support groups for mood and anxiety concerns.
Her background includes work with individuals across the lifespan in outpatient and community settings. She has provided individual counseling, brief interventions, and group sessions focused on depression, anxiety, and bipolar management. Shirley also has experience supporting caregivers and people facing blended-family dynamics.
In therapy clients can expect a collaborative tone. Shirley listens for what matters most and helps set clear, manageable goals. She mixes practical problem-solving with opportunities to make meaning from life changes and losses.
How Shirley’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's lead. The therapist creates space for people to tell their story and helps them identify what matters most, which is useful for relationship, identity, and multicultural concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It guides clients to notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral experiments to shift mood and reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It is often used when someone is weighing options about addiction, lifestyle shifts, or difficult decisions and benefits people who want to build readiness for change.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Shirley works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time and checks in regularly to adjust the plan.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let a therapist and client work face-to-face when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a quick check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates and ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also works with
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- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Virginia
- Languages
- English