About Sheila
Sheila Seals is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 39 years of practice. She trained at Tulane University and has worked in community mental health centers, non-profits, and schools across several states before returning to Louisiana. Sheila helps people cope with stress and anxiety.
She also addresses grief, anger, self-esteem, and addiction concerns. Parents and caregivers find her experience with parenting challenges and caregiver stress helpful. Her background includes work in disaster recovery, aging and geriatric issues, custody matters, and substance use concerns.
Background and approach
That variety of settings gave her experience with different life stages and problems. Her long career means she has seen many ways people regroup after loss or crisis. In sessions she uses a client-centered style and listens actively to understand what matters most.
She brings practical methods like cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try small changes. Emotion-focused and attachment approaches inform how she explores relationships and emotional responses. Sheila aims for straightforward, respectful conversations that focus on solutions and strengths.
She works at a pace set by the person in therapy and helps people identify steps they can try between sessions. Her manner is calm and grounded, geared toward steady progress. She offers services in English from Louisiana and uses formats that fit different schedules, including video calls, phone, live chat, and messaging.
Her approach is collaborative and rooted in real-world problems and goals.
Approaches that translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that line up with what matters to them. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions by focusing on values and small behavioral steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical exercises to test and change patterns that keep problems going. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and anger. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to emotional experiences and attachment needs to improve how people relate and process strong feelings.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods together, and adjust the plan based on what is helpful. Clients and the therapist check in regularly to see what feels useful and change course when needed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions work well when video is not possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, quick tools, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue care across locations.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 39 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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