About Sheila
Sheila Seals is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 39 years of experience. She trained at Tulane University and has worked across community mental health centers, non-profits, and schools in several states before returning to Louisiana. She uses a listening-first style and focuses on practical help for everyday problems.
Sheila helps people manage stress and anxiety with clear, step-by-step tools. She also supports folks dealing with grief, trauma and substance use concerns.
How Sheila works
Her work addresses anger, self-esteem, parenting strains, and coping with life changes in straightforward ways. Her background includes work with aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, and custody or family-of-origin concerns. She brings experience from disaster recovery and workplace-related stress.
That variety informs her flexible approach to different life challenges. In sessions she practices client-centered listening and combines techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, and emotionally-focused work. She emphasizes active compassionate listening and practical skill-building rather than jargon.
Conversations focus on what the person needs now and next steps they can try between meetings. Sheila frames therapy as a collaborative effort. She supports people who want to build self-love, repair communication, or reduce addictive behaviors.
Her style is respectful, direct, and rooted in nearly four decades of hands-on practice.
Sheila lists 11 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.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 39 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and values-based action. It helps when worry, avoidance, or uncertainty get in the way of living the life someone wants. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches concrete steps to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions and connection, useful for improving how people understand and respond to strong feelings.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will talk together about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. They can try different techniques and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video works well for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone calls use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, shorter exchanges, or ongoing reflection between sessions.
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