Shellie Locke

Shellie Locke is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Wisconsin and Illinois. She has 30 years of experience and describes her work as compassionate and holistic. Shellie listens to each person's story and partners with them to address the problems that matter most in daily life.

She focuses on trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Additional areas she helps people with include attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, and loneliness. She also supports people dealing with panic, mood concerns, impulsivity, guilt, and forgiveness.

Shellie integrates multiple evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adjusts her approach to match each person’s needs. Sessions typically include practical strategies, skills practice, and time to talk through painful memories or difficult decisions. Her background in developmental neuropsychology informs how she considers thinking, attention, and emotional responses across different ages.

People who choose Shellie can expect a steady, thoughtful clinician who values collaboration. She aims to help clients notice small changes that add up to better daily functioning. Over a longer course of work she supports people in finding greater clarity, improved mood, and more effective ways to handle stress.

Her professional credentials include Illinois Psychologist 007310 and Wisconsin Psychologist 2660 - 57. Sessions are offered in English and she practices from Wisconsin.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Shellie describes her practice as using evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person. Cognitive approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing alternative ways of thinking and behaving; this can help with depression, panic, and impulsivity. Trauma-informed methods prioritize safety and pacing while processing painful events and building coping skills, which supports recovery from abuse and post-traumatic stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Together they review what is helping and adjust methods if something isn’t a good fit.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people join sessions from different locations when schedules change. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skills practice for remote sessions so the work continues between meetings.