About Sheila
Sheila Hodge-Windover is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, self-esteem, depression, addictions, and trauma. She also supports those coping with parenting strain, sleep or eating concerns, anger, ADHD, and life changes. Sheila practices in Oklahoma and offers therapy in English for clients nationally and internationally.
Sheila favors a practical, down-to-earth approach. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps clients can try between meetings.
How Sheila works
She listens for what matters most, then offers tools that match each person's situation. Expect straightforward feedback and collaborative planning rather than long lectures. Her work draws on methods that include cognitive behavioral therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, the Gottman Method, hypnotherapy, and mindfulness.
Those methods are used to address communication problems, intimacy struggles, abandonment fears, and caregiver stress, among other issues. Sheila adapts techniques to fit each person's needs instead of using one fixed path. Sheila has three years of professional experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Her background includes directing counseling programs and work in behavioral science. That experience informs a style that balances practical skill-building with emotional awareness. People who choose Sheila often want clear direction and tools they can use right away.
She helps clients identify small, manageable changes that add up. The focus is on improving daily life, relationships, and the ability to cope with hard moments.
Sheila lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oklahoma |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Sheila uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-focused therapy is used to map and change patterns in close relationships so partners or individuals can feel more connected and understood. The Gottman Method supplies practical communication tools and exercises that address conflict, trust, and intimacy.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sheila will work with each person to weigh goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and work through exercises live. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide flexible ways to check in, share updates between sessions, and keep momentum while juggling work or family schedules.
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