About Shelia
Shelia Storey is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia with 20 years of experience helping people facing addictions, trauma, parenting challenges, and low self-esteem. Shelia approaches each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Her manner is straightforward and encouraging for people who are taking a first step toward change.
Shelia uses practical, goal-focused methods in sessions. She draws from client-centered work to listen closely and follow a person's priorities.
How Shelia works
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change thought patterns that get in the way of daily functioning. Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when someone needs help finding reasons to change and keeping momentum. Solution-focused strategies help focus sessions on small, manageable steps that can lead to quick improvements.
For those affected by trauma, she uses approaches aimed at reducing the hold that painful memories have on present life. Sessions tend to be collaborative. Shelia helps people set realistic goals, try skills between sessions, and adjust plans when needed.
She explains things in plain language and aims to make therapy feel useful from the start. People working with caregiver stress, drug and alcohol addiction, or money and financial worries will find a practical emphasis. Shelia offers steady support and clear next steps so people can move forward at their own pace.
Shelia lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Shelia works with
The areas below are the ones Shelia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Money and financial issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How Shelia’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following a person's priorities. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to talk through what matters and to identify their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. This approach is useful for anxiety, low self-esteem, and habits that interfere with daily life.The therapist will work with each person to find the right mix of approaches. This is a collaborative process where goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked before guide the plan. Methods can be tried and adjusted as needed so the work fits the person's life and pace.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer brief exchanges and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into their day and stick with the changes they want to make.
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