About Shelia
Shelia Cisco is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing in Illinois who helps people navigate relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, self-esteem struggles, depression, addictions, and career transitions.
Background and approach
She brings 12 years of clinical experience to work that centers on healing from abandonment, resolving communication problems, and processing feelings tied to guilt, shame, and infidelity. Her approach also attends to issues such as body image, caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, gender dysphoria, and questions about life purpose and sexuality.
Clients can expect a respectful, person-focused style that pairs empathy with practical strategies. She utilizes evidence-informed methods to support growth in areas like self-love, forgiveness, managing isolation, and coping with divorce or separation.
Shelia describes her role as a collaborative guide who helps people clarify values, build resilience, and strengthen interpersonal skills. As an Illinois LCPC she blends clinical knowledge with an individualized, holistic perspective aimed at promoting meaningful change over time.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings arise; it is often useful for issues like anxiety, depression, and values-driven decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve coping, which can be helpful for depression, self-esteem concerns, and some addiction-related behaviors.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and may integrate elements from different models to find what fits best for each person. This flexibility aims to ensure treatment aligns with the client's priorities and life context.
Online therapy offers practical benefits such as increased flexibility and easier access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and engage in therapy from familiar environments while working with licensed professionals trained in these approaches.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English