Shirley Colee, LMHC

Florida · 20 years in practice

Shirley Colee is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience.

License and registration

LMHC, Florida: MH3465 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1366503971 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Shirley

Shirley Colee is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and struggles with addiction and self-esteem. Shirley aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and respectful.

She approaches each person as an individual and adapts conversations to fit real needs. Sessions focus on practical next steps alongside deeper reflection. Shirley listens for patterns that cause pain and works with clients to try different ways of coping.

Background and approach

Her background includes long-term counseling across life changes and complex emotional issues. That experience informs how she supports people through separation, caregiving stress, aging concerns, and family of origin problems. She also addresses mood challenges such as bipolar disorder and ADHD-related difficulties.

Therapeutic methods draw on Jungian ideas about meaning and symbols, client-centered ways of holding the person’s experience, and cognitive-behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Shirley may also use skills from dialectical behavior therapy and existential perspectives when they fit the client’s goals. Sessions can include short-term problem solving and longer work on identity, grief, or trauma recovery.

Shirley frames therapy as a collaborative effort where clients set goals and try concrete practices between meetings. She encourages questions and checks in about progress along the way.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Shirley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Shirley names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Jungian Therapy focuses on meaning, symbols, and personal stories. Online sessions can use conversation, dream or narrative work, and creative reflection to uncover themes that matter to you. This approach can help with feelings of emptiness, grief, and identity questions. Client-Centered Therapy puts your experience at the center. The therapist listens closely and follows what you bring to the session, helping you feel heard while you clarify goals. This style supports people facing relationship stress, caregiver strain, and family of origin issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses clear exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In online sessions this can include homework, thought records, and step-by-step practice to reduce anxiety, depression, or impulsivity. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with you about your goals and try methods that match your needs and preferences. Choices are revisited as progress is tracked so the plan stays useful and realistic. Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill coaching, and written reflections between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Shirley commonly address?

She helps people with relationship problems, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, addictions, and self-esteem. Additional work includes parenting stress, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She combines listening-focused, client-centered work with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. Sessions balance exploring meaning with skill-based steps you can use day to day.

How much experience does she have?

Shirley brings 20 years of professional counseling experience. That background includes supporting people through grief, trauma recovery, addiction concerns, and long-term emotional struggles.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, credentialed as FL LMHC, and practices in Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients for remote work.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options let people choose what fits their schedule and comfort.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during sign-up.

How do I begin working with Shirley?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability. The questionnaire helps match your needs to her practice.

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