Shelby Carver LCPC-c
Shelby Carver is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate and conditionally licensed professional counselor at The Canvas of Life Counseling. She works with adolescents age 13 and older and adults of all cultural backgrounds, supporting clients navigating trauma, anxiety, grief, stress, identity concerns, life transitions, and LGBTQIA+ experiences.
Rooted in person-centered and relational approaches, Shelby offers a compassionate, affirming space where clients can explore their stories, strengthen self-understanding, and move toward healing at their own pace. She values walking alongside each person as a trusted therapeutic partner and witnessing their resilience and growth over time.
A queer native of Lewiston, Maine, Shelby finds balance and inspiration through hiking forest trails, swimming in quiet waters, and sharing life with her rescue dogs and family.
Rooted in person-centered and relational approaches, Shelby offers a compassionate, affirming space where clients can explore their stories, strengthen self-understanding, and move toward healing at their own pace. She values walking alongside each person as a trusted therapeutic partner and witnessing their resilience and growth over time.
A queer native of Lewiston, Maine, Shelby finds balance and inspiration through hiking forest trails, swimming in quiet waters, and sharing life with her rescue dogs and family.
Shelby's Counseling Philosophy
Shelby takes a warm, collaborative, and relational approach to counseling grounded in Relational-Cultural Theory. She believes healing happens through connection and that the therapeutic relationship can be a meaningful space for growth, authenticity, and mutual respect. Drawing from person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed practices, Shelby creates a safe and inclusive environment where clients feel seen, heard, and valued.
Her work is informed by an awareness of cultural context, identity, relationships, and the impact of systemic stress. Shelby works alongside clients to explore the patterns, beliefs, and relationships shaping their experiences. Whether supporting someone through anxiety, life transitions, identity exploration, grief, or trauma, she helps clients reconnect with their strengths and move toward meaningful, self-defined change.
Her work is informed by an awareness of cultural context, identity, relationships, and the impact of systemic stress. Shelby works alongside clients to explore the patterns, beliefs, and relationships shaping their experiences. Whether supporting someone through anxiety, life transitions, identity exploration, grief, or trauma, she helps clients reconnect with their strengths and move toward meaningful, self-defined change.