Hi! I'm Shelby Prendes. I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) for the state of Florida, a Certified Body Trust® Specialist, and the owner of Embodied Self Counseling. I'm truly honored to be considered for a role in your story. I like to sum it up by saying I support folks in healing their relationships with food, body, and self, using a thoughtful and intentional blend of somatic approaches with the most helpful aspects of the "traditional" cognitive approaches. I am trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), an evidence-based treatment for trauma, anxiety, and much more.

I'm so very passionate about body trust and self-compassion because I, like so many others, have also lived (and suffered) without it. I spent so much time in painful relationships with food, with my own body, and with myself before finding the concepts that I now embrace and embody in my work as a therapist. My own body story includes decades of trying to take up less space. Now, I am so grateful for the privilege of guiding and supporting others back to safety, comfort, flexibility, freedom, and peace with themselves. You'll find more details about my specialties, approaches, & self at my website.