Shelly Crossland

Counseling Intern

Supervised by Jill Baumgarner, LPC

Shelly works with individuals and couples seeking to more deeply understand and communicate their needs, desires, and boundaries within relationships and intimacy. Her biggest goal in working with clients is to help them feel understood, supported, and empowered. Entering a therapeutic environment can be scary, and Shelly aims to make it easier for her clients through ensuring they feel safe and comfortable enough to be vulnerable with her. Through their work together, she hopes her clients feel more confident in who they are and what they want, whether it be in regard to sex, relationships, or gender identity and self-expression.

Shelly has an unwavering curiosity and drive to learn about and help other people. She has been described by clients, peers, and loved ones as open-minded, empathetic, and non-judgmental. These qualities allow her to work with a wide variety of clients from all cultural backgrounds, belief systems, and life experiences. Shelly is particularly passionate about helping people who are healing from sexual assault or complex trauma, and those who are struggling with identity issues, shame, and body image. She has additional experience and passion surrounding substance use and addiction, ADHD and neurodiversity, and couples in interracial relationships as well as couples in non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships.