01 · Who Shelby works with

Shelby works with stress, Anxiety, addictions and trauma and abuse

Shelby lists 12 specialisms and 17 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Shelby chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Shelby's own words

What Shelby says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

My name is Shelby Fryar. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the states of Texas and Tennessee. I have experience working in private practice and residential settings with acute crisis as well as addiction. I specialize in trauma and am trained in EMDR. If you are struggling with anxiety, stress, fatigue from the world, depression, going through life transitions or struggling to get up in the morning I think we could work well together.

My approach to therapy is very client centered allowing you to direct where you want the work to go. I offer support and will work with you to help you get the most out of your life. I pull skills from DBT, CBT and Motivational Interviewing - meaning that mindfulness, thought processes and why you do what you do are the main focuses during the therapeutic hour.

If this sounds appealing to you I would love to begin taking the first or maybe the 100th step with you.

Shelby Fryar, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026

03 · How Shelby works

The 6 approaches Shelby lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Shelby lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Shelby's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Shelby runs a session.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and ReprocessingEMDR

A structured trauma protocol in which you hold a distressing memory in mind while following a repeated side-to-side cue. The mechanism is still debated; the outcome data in post-traumatic stress is strong enough that it appears in national treatment guidelines.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

Internal Family SystemsIFS

Treats the mind as made up of parts - the critic, the one who withdraws, the one that keeps everything running - each of which is trying to protect you. The work is getting to know them rather than overruling them.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Shelby practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Shelby's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Shelby at this point.

2. Naming Shelby specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Shelby is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Shelby.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Shelby

Built from what Shelby actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Shelby's - Shelby has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPC

Licensed in

Tennessee

Licence

TN LPC 5241, TX LPC 91479

Licence number

5241

Licence expires

28 Feb 2027

NPI

1417557224

Years in practice

3

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

6 Oct 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Shelby's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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