Shell Freeman , LMSW

Shell Freeman is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with nine years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She has worked with individuals facing depression, anxiety, relationship and parenting difficulties, career concerns, obsessive-compulsive disorder, ADHD, borderline personality features, and other mood disorders. She is also experienced in helping people recover from physical trauma and emotional abuse and in guiding members of the LGBTQ community through the coming-out process.

Her therapeutic style is warm, genuine, and interactive, grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She draws on evidence-informed approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), client-centered therapy, and emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), and adapts treatment plans to meet each person’s unique needs. Shell emphasizes collaboration, inviting clients to work together to discover practical strategies and meaningful solutions that align with their values.

Throughout her practice she focuses on building skills for coping, improving relationships, and increasing emotional awareness and resilience. She aims to empower people to take courageous steps toward a life they find more fulfilling, offering both acceptance and clear clinical guidance along the way.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Shell Freeman

Shell Freeman commonly integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) as core elements of her work. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical skills to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mood concerns. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, making it useful for intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and impulse-related struggles.

She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify their values and build psychological flexibility, supporting people who want to live more purposefully despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - Shell partners with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she tailors methods so therapy feels both useful and aligned with what matters to the client.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity when life gets disrupted, and access licensed professionals from different locations. Shell adapts her therapeutic tools to these formats to help clients progress in ways that work best for them.