Shelly Mentus, LMHC

Shelly Mentus is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She sees adults coping with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addiction concerns, parenting stress, and anger. Shelly combines practical skills with conversational work to help people change patterns that get in the way of daily life.

She often focuses on improving communication, rebuilding trust in relationships, and addressing how past trauma or family patterns influence current behavior. Sessions use straightforward techniques to interrupt negative thinking and to practice different ways of responding when emotions run high. She also works on boundaries, forgiveness, and handling resentment that accumulates over time.

Shelly draws on several therapy approaches to match what a client needs in a given moment. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and committed action, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift harmful thoughts, and Emotionally-Focused ideas when couples need help with emotional connection. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and client-centered methods appear in her work when teaching coping skills and listening without judgment.

Her background includes long-term work with people affected by trauma, grief, substance issues, and relationship injuries. She integrates practical homework and skill practice between sessions so people can try new behaviors in real life. Shelly describes her faith as part of who she is, and she brings that context respectfully when clients want it included.

Outside of practice she enjoys travel, movies, bowling, and time with family and friends. To begin, readers are invited to use the online matching flow to schedule a first session and see which approach fits best.

How her approaches translate to online work