Therapist profile
Shelly Mentus, LMHC
Florida
LMHC in Florida - relationships and addiction
Continue with ShellyWhere Shelly stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH23899
- NPI
- 1942738513
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- CBT
- ACT
- Couples work
About Shelly
Shelly Mentus is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship trouble, trauma, and parenting challenges. Her background includes treating substance concerns and issues related to intimacy and codependency.
Shelly helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, concrete steps toward better relationships and steadier moods. She combines practical talk with skill-building exercises. Sessions focus on clear communication, boundary work, and breaking patterns that keep someone stuck putting others first.
Her approach draws from several well-known therapies. Shelly uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot and shift unhelpful thinking. She also uses acceptance-based techniques to reduce avoidance and make values-driven choices.
In couples work she attends to emotional connection and communication patterns. For people coping with addiction or codependency she addresses triggers, boundaries, and relapse prevention in straightforward terms. She also supports people managing grief, caregiver strain, and work-related stress.
Shelly has worked with a wide range of life problems over a 15-year career in Florida. Outside of therapy she enjoys travel, movies, bowling, and time with family and friends. To get started she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session online.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, avoidance, and the stuck feeling that comes with people-pleasing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting negative thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. CBT can help with depression, anxiety, and changing routines that keep someone overwhelmed.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques in session, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps pick which tools to use and when to shift focus between skills, emotion work, or values-based action.
Confirm current session options before booking so you understand how sessions are scheduled and delivered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and make it easier to continue care during changes in routine. Therapists use these sessions to practice communication, rehearse boundary-setting, and follow up on behavior changes between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Shelly works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and parenting concerns. She also supports people dealing with addiction, codependency, grief, and caregiver strain.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style blends practical tools and values work. Expect conversations about thinking patterns, communication practice, and step-by-step skill building.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of life and relationship difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and provides services while licensed in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for scheduling and attendance.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.