SHELLY MICHALAK
Holistic Wellness Practitioner

Education & Certifications:
-Certified Christian Health Mentor
-Post Grad Certifications in Advanced ABA
-Board Certified Behavior Analyst
-M.S. Education with an Emphasis on Emotional Behavioral Disturbance & Learning Disabilities
-BA Human Development

Specializations:
-Behavioral Health Support for Healthy Lifestyle Modifications & Maintenance
-Holistic Wellness Support
-Faith Based Mentorship
-Parenting Support including Parenting Children with Disabilities.

Shelly’s goal as a holistic wellness practitioner is to work with women to help them identify achievable goals. These goals allow them to create a holistic wellness routine that prioritizes their relationship with Jesus. An individualized and do-able routine that allows life to happen can better ensure that it will not be the first thing to go when struggles come. Instead, it can become the one thing—the focus on behaving unto Jesus—that allows everything else to remain orderly. That way, when trouble comes, the natural response will be to “call on His Holy Name!”

For over 20 years, Shelly has served people as a volunteer, teacher, therapist, and mentor. She began her career teaching young children with special needs and their families, collaborating with professionals across disciplines to effectively serve them. The seed to provide Christ-centered care was sown in this season of her life and continued to grow as she became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, serving families of children with autism while also promoting healthy habits. Her own health journey, including a cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis as a teen, her husband’s battle with cancer, and her own stress-related immune breakdown taught her to stop self-medicating and self-relying, and instead follow Jesus in all areas of life, including healing, body image, health, and wellness.

In 2022, after moving across the country, she sensed Jesus calling her into a season of rest. During that time, she learned to place her identity in Him rather than in past hurts or accomplishments. Today, she serves in several ministries at her church and mentors both women and her daughters. She and her husband also farm organic produce. Above all, she is grateful, knowing that choosing to follow Jesus as her Savior and Lord has been the most life-changing decision she has ever made.

WBW does not accept insurance, however, we try to maintain a feasible amount for women to receive counsel. If payment is a deterrent for counseling, please reach out to womenbecomingwhole@gmail.com as oftentimes we can partner with your local church to see if they can help support you for counseling.