About Sheila
Sheila Mansfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri with 22 years of experience. She listens closely and helps people learn practical tools to manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Her style is warm and direct, focused on meeting each person where they are.
Sheila uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to the individual. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
How Sheila works
Solution-focused methods help set small, achievable goals and track progress between sessions. She has worked in many settings over two decades, including personal offices and community locations. That variety shaped a flexible approach that fits different lifestyles and challenges.
Sheila supports people facing relationship strain, parenting struggles, workplace stress, grief, trauma, and issues around addiction. Her additional focus areas include adoption and foster care concerns, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, and midlife or career transitions. Sheila also addresses ADHD, impulsivity, isolation, and seasonal mood shifts.
Sessions center on clear goals, practical strategies, and steady check-ins. Sheila helps people break problems into manageable steps and build stronger day-to-day routines. She works in English and provides care for adults in Missouri.
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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
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Sheila combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work in online sessions. Client-centered Therapy means the conversation follows the client's priorities while the therapist provides support and reflection to help people feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, practical steps and short-term goals to produce visible progress quickly.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sheila will work with each person to decide which methods match their needs and goals. Together they will try techniques, check what helps, and adjust the plan so sessions stay useful and realistic.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people keep nonverbal cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging provide short check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing home, work, and caregiving demands.
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