Dr. Shelley Carroll Lafferty

Shelley Lafferty is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, in the state of Indiana, with a certification in Animal Assisted Social Work. Dallas is her registered therapy dog. She has 8 years of experience providing therapeutic services in working with adults and adolescents. Shelley can also provide these services in Spanish. She provides therapeutic care to adults and adolescents seeking help with depression/anxiety, life transitions, LGBTQ+ including surgical letters. She completed her BA in Research Psychology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and received her master’s in Social Work form the University of Denver. Shelley utilizes an interpersonal approach, meeting individuals where they are, to provide strength based, dialectical, cognitive, acceptance commitment, mindfulness based, solution and emotionally focused approaches to therapy. She always maintains a creative and flexible awareness allowing for individualized services for each person she works with. Shelley seeks to …establish a warm and caring relationship with you in order to walk with you as you work together, building on your strengths, moving in the direction of your goals and values, and helping you find your balance to live your most meaning life.