Shelby Martini

Shelby Martini is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Idaho with seven years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and life changes. Shelby also helps those who are dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career doubts, grief, ADHD, and questions about life purpose.

Shelby uses a trauma-informed lens alongside client-centered work. That means sessions focus on the person's experience and priorities, while also paying attention to how past hardship affects current feelings and behavior. She draws on mindfulness skills to help people manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity.

In a session Shelby aims to be direct and approachable. She talks through what is worrying someone now, looks for small changes that can ease pressure, and practices grounding or breathing techniques when feelings feel overwhelming. She avoids stigmatizing labels and emphasizes practical steps a person can try between meetings.

Shelby has supported clients with complex concerns such as mood disorders, compulsive symptoms, substance issues, dissociation, and blended family challenges. Her background includes work with trauma, PTSD, and related cognitive and emotional difficulties. She combines conversational exploration with specific coping tools.

People who come because they feel stuck in work or life can expect help sorting priorities and testing small experiments for change. Shelby asks about goals, values, and daily routines, then shapes sessions around what a person wants to work on next.

How Shelby uses her approaches in remote sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. In practice Shelby uses it to help people name what matters most and set realistic next steps. Mindfulness Therapy teaches basic attention and breathing practices that reduce overwhelm and improve moment-to-moment coping; these skills are often useful for anxiety, stress, and strong emotions. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the effects of past harm and helps people reduce the ways trauma shapes current reactions and relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shelby treats the choice of method as collaborative. Together she and the client review how symptoms and goals respond to different techniques and adjust the plan as needed.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and cut out travel time. They also let people use shorter check-ins, practice skills in real-life settings, or avoid being on camera when that helps. Licensed professionals can tailor session pacing and exercises to work over distance while focusing on the same practical aims as in-person care.