Shirley Colee, LMHC

Shirley Colee is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and other midlife concerns. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in early conversations. Shirley aims to make the first step easier and supports people who feel stuck or overwhelmed as life changes occur.

She brings 20 years of clinical experience to sessions and adapts the pacing to each person. Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on practical steps they can try between meetings. Shirley draws from approaches such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior ideas, existential reflection, and EMDR when appropriate to the situation.

In practice she listens first, then co-designs a plan that fits the client’s goals. That plan may include skills for managing stress and mood, ways to improve communication, or structured work to process trauma and loss. Shirley also supports people dealing with addictions, parenting stress, career shifts, and questions about self-worth.

She works with adults across a wide range of concerns including ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and caregiving strain. Shirley pays attention to family of origin dynamics, codependency, and patterns that keep people repeating painful cycles. Her focus is to help people find clearer choices and more effective ways to cope.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Shirley’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding a person's perspective and building a trusting conversation. Online sessions using this approach typically start by exploring what matters most and then shaping sessions around those priorities.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) concentrates on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. In an online setting CBT often uses simple worksheets, activity plans, and brief between-session tasks to track progress. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication; those skills can be taught and practiced in remote sessions with real-time coaching.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shirley will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, pace, and preferences. That means trying different tools and adjusting the plan based on what helps most.

The therapist’s biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use video or audio to suit their energy and bandwidth, and helps keep consistent momentum during life transitions.