About Sheila
Sheila Gault is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She speaks directly and warmly, inviting people to take the step of asking for help. Her approach aims to support emotional balance and everyday coping skills.
She brings 20 years of experience helping adults with trauma, abuse, domestic violence, addictions, and relationship concerns. She combines practical talk therapy with attention to values, meaning, and mindful awareness.
How Sheila works
Sessions focus on what matters to each person and on skills that make daily life easier. Sheila uses a blend of methods to match each person’s needs. She draws on client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral strategies for changing thoughts and behaviors, and dialectical skills for managing strong emotions.
Mindfulness and conversations about life purpose are also part of her work. In a session she listens without judgment and helps people notice patterns that cause pain. Then she offers tools and experiments to try between sessions.
Many people find this mix of listening and practical exercises helps reduce worry and improve relationships. She values empowerment, authentic living, and strengthening self-awareness. Her style is caring and direct, and she encourages people to build on their strengths.
She works from Michigan and conducts sessions in English.
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What Sheila works with
The areas below are the ones Sheila selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Sheila uses client-centered therapy to create a listening space where a person’s values and goals guide the work. This approach emphasizes empathy and collaboration and helps people clarify what matters to them and what they want to change. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for worry, low mood, sleep problems, and practical day-to-day difficulties where small changes add up. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are part of her toolbox for managing strong emotions and improving coping. These skills teach techniques for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and clearer communication in stressful moments. Finding the best approach is part of the process. Sheila will discuss options with each person and together decide what fits their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative planning can shift over time as goals change. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when a shorter connection is preferred. These options aim to make counseling more flexible so people can fit it into busy lives.Start online instead of waiting
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