Shelby has been a practicing psychotherapist for 26 years. She works with individuals, couples, families and groups. Her areas of expertise include parenting, blended family issues, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress syndrome, eating, adjustment and bipolar disorders as well as bereavement counseling. Shelby also provides pet bereavement therapy for clients of several Long Island veterinarians. The modalities that she uses in treatment encompass psycho-dynamic , behavioral, cognitive and strategic therapies.