Shirley Taylor, LCPC

Shirley Taylor is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Kansas with 25 years of experience. She has worked across education, vocational services, and mental health settings, helping people manage workplace stress, social anxiety, and life transitions. Shirley focuses on practical support for everyday challenges and long-term change.

She helps people build confidence and motivation. Common topics she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, and compassion fatigue.

Shirley uses straightforward methods to help people move forward. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to listen and reflect what matters to each person. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, achievable goals.

In sessions she offers a calm, respectful tone and practical tools. Clients work together on communication skills, problem solving, and steps they can try between meetings. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

People seeking help with parenting stress, ADHD, aging concerns, caregiver strain, or end-of-life questions will find those topics within her experience. Shirley tailors each plan to the individual and adjusts methods as needs change.

How Shirley’s Approaches Translate Online

Shirley uses Client-Centered Therapy to provide a listening space where a person’s concerns guide the work; this helps when someone needs to make sense of change or feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood, or stress. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and clear goals to create momentum toward the life someone wants.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. Shirley will talk with each person about goals, day-to-day needs, and preferences, and then try methods that fit. If something isn’t helping, she adjusts the plan so sessions stay focused and useful.

Confirm current session options before booking to learn how she is meeting with people now. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, or allow for brief check-ins between in-person visits. It also lets people try strategies at home and bring questions back to the next session. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing and homework to match a person’s routine and responsibilities, helping therapy fit into everyday life.