About
Shelley Clayton
I am licensed in Missouri, Iowa, and Kansas with 3 years of therapy experience as well as 20 years within the social work, mental health, and the medical fields. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, depression, and the physiological affect mental health has on our bodies. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I pride myself in looking at people as a whole as well as their parts. You can expect empathy, honesty, humor, and most likely random movie quotes, song lyrics, and, yes, even Tik Toks.
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I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique, specific needs and view our interactions as a partnership. We are on a road trip. You pick the destination, the route, and even the music. You are the driver and I'm simply the copilot with the map.
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I believe that no one is all good or all bad. I believe that we are the way that we are because we have learned (or not learned) certain skills. I believe that everyone is doing the best they can with the knowledge and skills that we have in the moment. I also believe that no matter our past or current situation, we can learn new things to get the life and relationships we desire and deserve.
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Taking the first step to seek therapy can take courage and I commend you for taking this important step! I encourage you to reach out for and advocate for the treatment and life you deserve. I can help.
Resource, Links, & Articles
COMING SOON.....
Human Duality: Humans are both good and evil.
Light and dark can be contained in the same person.