Shelby Martini, LPC

Shelby Martini is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Idaho who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. She supports people dealing with relationship and parenting concerns, grief, identity questions, and mood or attention challenges. Shelby writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person.

Shelby uses a respectful, warm style in sessions. She centers conversations on each person’s experience and avoids stigmatizing labels. Her work draws on client-centered principles and mindfulness tools, and she brings a trauma-focused perspective when past harm is part of the story.

Sessions aim to be practical and tailored. Shelby helps people name what’s going on, build coping skills, and try new ways of responding to stress or painful memories. She adapts the pace and focus to fit the person’s needs rather than following a fixed checklist.

Her background includes seven years of clinical experience in counseling. Shelby has worked with a wide range of concerns including mood disorders, ADHD, grief, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to chronic illness and cancer. She also supports people managing relationship strain, intimacy questions, and struggles with self-worth.

People who choose Shelby can expect a collaborative approach. She helps set goals together and checks in about what’s working. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective. Online sessions let Shelby follow your lead, reflect what she hears, and help you set practical goals for feeling better or managing stress.

Mindfulness therapy uses simple practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to strong feelings. In virtual sessions Shelby can guide short exercises, teach breathing and grounding tools, and coach how to bring mindfulness into daily routines.

Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on helping people process painful memories and reduce their hold on daily life. Shelby takes a trauma-informed stance, pacing work to each person’s needs and offering tools to manage intense emotions between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of therapy. Shelby collaborates with clients to choose what feels most helpful, adjusts methods over time, and checks in about progress and comfort. The goal is a plan that fits your needs, goals, and preferences.

Session options are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce commute time. Licensed professionals can use virtual sessions to deliver the same conversational, skill-building, and trauma-informed work they offer in person.