Shellie Locke

Shellie Locke is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Illinois and Wisconsin with 30 years of clinical experience. She lists trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD among her main areas of focus. Shellie works with adults who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about what comes next.

Shellie uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She draws from cognitive-behavioral strategies, client-centered methods, dialectical skills, trauma-informed care, and neuropsychological perspectives. In sessions she listens to each person’s story and then offers practical ways to manage symptoms and daily challenges.

She often helps people sort out effects of past trauma, address mood struggles, and navigate big life transitions. For parents she focuses on stress and caregiver strain and on practical communication and coping skills. Issues like abandonment, attachment worries, impulsivity, loneliness, and financial stress are also part of her caseload.

Shellie emphasizes clear, concrete steps in therapy. That can mean learning specific coping skills, practicing different ways of thinking, or doing brief behavioral experiments between sessions. She also integrates neuropsychological understanding when attention, memory, or cognitive concerns are present.

Her practice is located in Wisconsin and sessions are conducted in English. Because she works from a variety of approaches, she aims to match methods to each person’s needs and goals rather than following a single technique.

How evidence-based approaches guide online work

Shellie commonly uses cognitive-behavioral approaches to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-focused, and it can help with mood, anxiety, panic, and managing ADHD-related challenges.

She also draws on client-centered techniques that prioritize listening and collaboration. This approach focuses on the person’s own goals and helps build clearer problem-solving and communication habits.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will discuss options and together decide which techniques fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration shapes the plan for sessions and any between-session practice.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because specific formats were not listed in the biography. Ask about what formats she currently offers and how they fit your schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Licensed professionals can also adapt activities for remote sessions so skills practice and symptom tracking continue between meetings.