Shelby DeBord

Accepting Clients

“If we focus on the hurt we will continue to suffer, if we focus on the lesson we will continue to grow.”

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California

About My Clients

If you feel stuck in repeated cycles or notice that you continue to gravitate towards making the same mistakes & fall into the same negative patterns that are destructive to your life and relationships- You may be living for your trauma and not your authentic life. Its time to set boundaries and be free-It’s time to look inward and recalibrate your internal compass. If you are in pain, lack confidence, feel like no one understands you or have been manipulated-you are safe here.

My Background and Approach

I received my Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Nevada Reno and Master’s Degree from Walden University. I am trained in DBT & EMDR. I take a unique and untailored approach with each individual focusing on how your emotional health and behavioral patterns feed off of one another for an all encompassing style. I love to laugh with my clients, I take a personal lighthearted approach and take pride in being transparent and straightforward. Our sessions are a safe place where judgement doesn’t exist and humor is invited. I want my clients to feel unfiltered and to be able to have a place where they can release pent up emotional energy.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I genuinely believe that “Our failures in life are the key to success but that complacency is the key to failure,” because each time we fail at something it just means that we have learned one more way that something doesn’t work. However, it is when we fear failure and accept being complacent as acceptable that it is a slippery slope to finding ourselves somewhere we would rather not be. I believe that that as a species humans are designed to evolve and grow emotionally and mentally, that we are capable of continuous adaptation to an ever changing environment- so long as there is the desire to learn and grow interpersonally, the journey to self actualization is always feasible.

Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Kaiser
  • UnitedHealthcare
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 5 years of practice
  • Rate: $150 - 200/session

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