About Sheila
Sheila Owens is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and parenting challenges. She also supports people facing bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and issues related to identity and LGBT concerns. She brings a calm, respectful manner to conversations and aims to make the first step feel manageable.
Sheila has eight years as an LCSW and decades more experience in mental health through roles as a case manager and case coordinator.
How Sheila works
That background shaped her practical approach to daily problems and long-term change. She draws on a range of methods to match each person’s needs rather than one fixed recipe. Sessions focus on clear goals and real skills.
Sheila uses client-centered conversation to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She adds cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. For trauma and intense emotional pain, Sheila integrates EMDR and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to help process past events and build coping skills.
Mindfulness practices are used to notice moment-to-moment experience and reduce reactivity. Her communication style is straightforward and compassionate. She will work with each client to set priorities and build manageable steps toward feeling better.
Sheila emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and practical strategies that fit daily life.
Sheila lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Sheila often blends client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to create practical online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what the person says matters most, which helps build trust and direction in a first video or phone meeting. Cognitive behavioral therapy teaches straightforward skills to change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and relationship stress.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT provides clear skill sets people can practice between sessions, such as grounding techniques and emotion regulation exercises that work well over chat, phone, or video. Together, these approaches give a mix of supportive conversation and hands-on tools to try between meetings. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and more conversational flow. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quick skill coaching, and flexible communication that can fit a work break or a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into daily life.
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