My passion, children and families in crisis. My practice no longer takes divorce cases. Instead, I focus on attachment injuries, children and adults with child protective services involvement, foster care, abandonment or legal involvement.

Many clients say I bring a level of calm to the room, along with my subtle and consistent drive to meet your needs. As your partner and guide, I come along side you and your family to create sustainable goals with realistic interventions and steps that we can all measure to see real progress.

Shelby Meiliki goes by Shelby. She is a three-year-old English Springer Spaniel with Liver and white coloring. Her fur is thin and soft. She is in training to become a fully certified therapy dog by the end of December 2022. She is ready to test. When she puts on her vest, she knows it is time to work. Shelby is quite calm and friendly. She is always happy to see her returning clients. Shelby is obedient and greets her patients with a calm but warm seated welcome. Shelby prefers to either sit between a couple who are struggling or under the therapist’s desk until she is needed. She knows her job quite well. A canine's sense of smell is 100 times greater than a human. This sense of smell helps canines navigate the world around them. Shelby naturally wants to comfort individuals that are under duress. When she senses or rather sniffs a hormonal change in a client, a stress reaction, she comforts them on many different levels. She may just sit nearby, lean on their leg, lick a hand or maybe even jump in someone’s lap if they call her up. She is also well trained in basic obedience and fetching. Some of the younger clients enjoy the reward of playing fetch or seek out the toy hidden by a client. She also is great at helping younger children learn delayed gratification, turn taking and speaking clearly and boldly as in being commanded to do certain tasks. Shelby happily completes those tasks.
 
Shelby enjoys going on long drives with her head out the window. She loves chasing things in the wild. Especially lizards! She really enjoys a good solid nap. She works as a dog trainer as well and helps other dogs who are fearful. She shows them love and sensitivity.