Shelley Freeman

Shelley Freeman, LPC (She/Her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified EMDR Therapist, and EMDRIA Consultant-in-Training with nearly two decades of experience helping individuals heal from trauma and navigate significant life transitions. Since beginning her counseling career in 2005, Shelley has developed specialized expertise in maternal mental health, trauma recovery, and perinatal care.

As a mother herself, Shelley is deeply passionate about supporting women throughout the journey to and through motherhood. She works with clients seeking to heal from past trauma, pregnancy-related challenges, and difficult life experiences so they can cultivate a greater sense of safety, confidence, and connection within themselves and their families. Her goal is to help women reclaim emotional well-being and experience motherhood in a healthier, more fulfilling way.

Shelley specializes in working with individuals facing high-risk pregnancies, birth trauma, NICU experiences, infertility, pregnancy loss, bereavement and grief, abortion-related experiences, postpartum adjustment, and other challenges associated with the perinatal period. She also provides specialized support for healthcare professionals working in perinatal and maternal healthcare settings who may be impacted by secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and the emotional demands of caring for patients experiencing complex medical and emotional circumstances.

Her therapeutic approach is grounded in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, an evidence-based treatment designed to help individuals process traumatic experiences and reduce emotional distress. In addition to traditional weekly therapy sessions, Shelley offers EMDR intensives ranging from two to six hours, including weekend availability for clients seeking focused and accelerated treatment. She also provides EMDR-informed therapy for couples navigating fertility, pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, and other aspects of the perinatal journey.

Shelley is licensed to provide services in Virginia, Washington, DC, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida through telehealth, allowing her to support clients across multiple states with convenient and accessible care.

Areas of Specialty

* Maternal Mental Health
* High-Risk Pregnancy
* Birth Trauma
* NICU Experiences
* Infertility and Fertility Challenges
* Pregnancy Loss and Bereavement
* Postpartum Mental Health
* Abortion-Related Experiences
* Trauma Recovery and EMDR Therapy
* Healthcare Provider Burnout and Secondary Trauma
* Perinatal Couples Counseling

Payment Information
Shelley operates on a private-pay basis and does not participate with insurance plans. Upon request, clients may receive a superbill to submit to their insurance carrier for potential out-of-network reimbursement