Shelly Proper, LPC

Shelly Proper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania and is board certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors, a national credential that recognizes professional standards in counseling. She also holds a post-master's certificate to teach psychology, and she has worked across private practice, local agencies, the school system, and higher education over a career spanning more than 17 years.

Shelly has extensive clinical experience with a broad range of concerns, including psychiatric conditions, addictions, physical and emotional trauma, grief and end-of-life issues, menopause and healthy aging, as well as career and life coaching. Her practice also addresses stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties, compassion fatigue, relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, and ADHD. She works with adults aged 25 and older and brings additional professional experience from roles outside direct mental health settings.

Her counseling style is warm, empathetic, and interactive, grounded in the belief that people are the experts on their own lives. She helps clients identify options, build skills, and shift perspectives so they can make meaningful changes and pursue healthier, more satisfying lives. In clinical work she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution-Focused approaches, and she emphasizes appropriate boundaries within the therapeutic relationship.