About Oksana
Oksana Shiell uses a collaborative, client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, and low self-esteem. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 18 years of experience. Oksana speaks English, Russian, and Ukrainian and sees clients from Arkansas.
She focuses on practical steps people can take during and between sessions. Conversations center on what is happening now and what someone wants to change. Oksana combines techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to build coping skills and reduce unhelpful thinking patterns.
How Oksana works
Oksana also draws on emotionally-focused and existential approaches when exploring relationships, meaning, and life transitions. This lets her address concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation. She helps people who feel isolated, overwhelmed by change, or unsure how to rebuild confidence.
Her background includes many years of clinical work and supervisory experience beginning before licensure and continuing after 2011. That experience informs how she sets goals and tracks progress with each person. She works with people facing immigration issues, aging and geriatric concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, and struggles with impulse control or jealousy.
Oksana aims for a respectful, down-to-earth style. Sessions are framed around clear goals and skills practice, and she emphasizes small, steady steps toward better coping and stronger communication.
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What Oksana works with
The areas below are the ones Oksana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English, Russian, Ukrainian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arkansas |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy starts from your experience and priorities, with the therapist guiding conversations so you set the pace and goals. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort feelings, especially around parenting, life changes, or relationship concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that keep stress or anxiety going. It includes practical exercises and homework to practice new habits between sessions, which can reduce worry and improve mood.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These tools are useful for managing anger, impulsivity, and intense reactions during difficult moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about current needs, goals, and preferences, and then recommend methods to try. That collaborative process can include mixing techniques from different approaches to fit the situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving options for longer conversations or shorter check-ins. Video works well for in-depth sessions, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits brief support and between-session practice. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
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