Shelby Grimes , LCSW

Shelby Grimes is a Florida-licensed LCSW with 11 years of professional experience helping people navigate relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, and issues related to LGBT identity. She also supports clients coping with major life changes and brings particular experience addressing abandonment, kink and alternative sex culture, blended family dynamics, body image, and communication difficulties. Shelby approaches each person as the expert of their own story and builds on existing strengths to address experiences of guilt, shame, isolation, dissociation, and other challenges.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - Shelby combines practical strategies with empathetic listening to create a collaborative therapeutic relationship. She emphasizes courage and forward movement, acknowledging that seeking therapy is a meaningful first step. Shelby aims to create a space where people can clarify goals, explore patterns in relationships and behavior, and develop skills for healthier connection and self-direction.

Grounded in a range of evidence-informed approaches, Shelby works with individuals facing a variety of concerns, including trauma recovery, intimacy and sexual identity questions, life transitions, and relationship repair. Her practice centers on respect for each person’s experience and a focus on strengths that support lasting change.