Addis Shepherd, LPCC

Addis Shepherd is an LPCC practicing in Kentucky who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and depression. He works with clients dealing with self-esteem struggles, motivation, and adjusting to life changes. He also supports people coping with trauma and its aftereffects. Addis emphasizes his belief that each person is the expert on their own story.

He draws on client-centered methods to build a respectful, listening-first relationship. That means sessions start with the clients goals and move at a pace that feels right. Cognitive behavioral ideas are used to identify unhelpful thinking and try small changes that make daily life easier.

Addis has about five years of professional experience in clinical settings. That experience includes supporting people from a variety of backgrounds and with different gender identities and sexual orientations. He names caregiver issues and stress as one of his additional focus areas, and he is listed in a Supporting carers-focused directory.

When people meet him they can expect straightforward language and practical steps. He combines emotion-focused work with skills-based tools from CBT and DBT when those approaches fit the clients needs. The aim is to help people find clearer ways to cope and make steady progress.

To start, Addis asks people to share what matters most to them and what they hope to change. From there he and the client decide the next practical steps, whether that means short-term coping strategies or longer-term work on relationships, self-worth, or trauma recovery.

How these approaches fit into online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's lead. Online sessions using this approach let people set goals and move at their own pace while the therapist reflects back what matters most to them.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, works by identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical behavioral changes. In online work this often looks like setting simple tasks between sessions and reviewing what changed the following week.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that seem promising, and adjust based on what helps. That means the plan can shift over time as needs and preferences become clearer.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support consistent weekly work and make skill practice between sessions more straightforward for many people.