Sheila Vaz, LPC

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Sheila uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the focus on each persons perspective. That approach means sessions begin with listening and understanding what matters most to the client, and goals come from the clients own priorities. Client-Centered work is useful when someone needs validation, clearer self-direction, or support making personal choices.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral experiments to test new ways of responding. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, low mood, obsessive thinking, and problems that respond to skills practice.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Sheila works with each client to test methods, adjust techniques, and choose what fits their goals and preferences. She aims to match tools to the immediate problem and to change plans as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversational experience while phone calls can fit a short break during the day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are flexible for quick check-ins, ongoing problem solving, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting work, family, and other demands.