I am licensed in Montana with 18 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I also have experience working with coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Aging and geriatric issues, Cancer, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Communication problems, Dissociation, Gender dysphoria, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Paranoia, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy
MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-803
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Shirley is experienced and caring. She gets to the heart of the matter quickly and has thoughtful insights for me.
Written on Jun 06, 2025 after therapy with Shirley for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, grief, and coping with life changes
Experienced in areas of mental health and the support systems for families.
Written on May 18, 2025 after therapy with Shirley for 1 month on issues concerning depression, trauma and abuse, and grief
Shirley is kind, compassionate and meets you where you’re at. She is a great person to talk to and provides many resources even outside of scheduled sessions.
Written on Apr 16, 2025 after therapy with Shirley for 3 months on issues concerning lgbt
Dr. Cayko is amazing. She is very easy to connect with and I feel like she has truly helped me through a very tough time.
Written on Apr 08, 2025 after therapy with Shirley for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and intimacy-related issues
She is so patient and amping she let's me ease into things and is just the sweetest (:
Written on Apr 06, 2025 after therapy with Shirley for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, anger management, and coping with life changes
Great therapist. Someone I could talk to without judgement
Written on Jan 23, 2025 after therapy with Shirley for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue