Shelly Mentus, LMHC
Therapist in Florida
Shelly Mentus is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of clinical experience based in Florida.
- License MH23899 · Florida Expires March 2027
- NPI 1942738513 · national registry
- Experience and languages 15+ years in practice English
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About Shelly
Shelly Mentus is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of clinical experience based in Florida. She focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, anxiety, depression, addiction, parenting stress, and trauma. Shelly aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can talk through what matters most to them.
She works with individuals and couples to strengthen trust, improve communication, and rebuild emotional connection. Sessions are practical and down-to-earth, with tools to manage anger, compulsive behaviors, and painful memories.
Background and approach
Shelly also helps people navigate life changes, career concerns, and struggles with self-worth. Shelly uses a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs. She draws on the Gottman Method for relationship work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and action, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centered techniques also shape her style when emotion regulation or acceptance is central. Her background includes many years supporting people through grief, family conflict, infidelity, substance use issues, and caregiver stress. She helps clients tackle specific problems such as body image, codependency, and communication breakdowns while also addressing deeper wounds like abandonment and shame.
Outside the office she enjoys travel, movies, bowling, and time with family and friends. Shelly describes her role as guiding people from where they are toward the changes they want to make.
Credentials
- LMHC (Florida)
- License MH23899 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1942738513 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shelly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Shelly names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Shelly names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Gottman Method work focuses on practical skills for couples such as improving communication, managing conflict, and rebuilding trust through structured exercises and targeted conversations. It can help partners who want clearer interaction patterns and more emotional connection.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take committed action toward them while learning to live alongside difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where values-driven change matters.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and develop new habits. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep someone stuck.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up, then try methods that fit the situation. Clients and therapist check in together and adjust the plan as needed until it feels useful.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs. Video is helpful for seeing nonverbal cues and for relationship work, while phone or text can make short check-ins easier or reduce bandwidth needs. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy days.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Shelly helps with relationship strain, addictions, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting stress, grief, and related concerns such as body image, codependency, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative. She blends evidence-based techniques with a warm, client-centered stance to build skills and strengthen emotional connection.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of experience working in mental health settings and with individuals and couples on issues like domestic violence, trauma recovery, and addiction-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients licensed to receive services in Florida.
How are sessions delivered online?
Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging depending on the situation and the type of check-in desired.
How much do sessions cost and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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