About April
April Shields helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem struggles, and the strain of life changes. She supports people working through ADHD challenges, relationship concerns, compassion fatigue, and questions about life purpose. April aims to create a calm, practical space where people can begin to feel more confident in daily life.
April holds licenses as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and brings 15 years of clinical experience.
Background and approach
She describes therapy as a collaborative process and focuses on meeting each person where they are. Sessions are tailored to individual needs rather than following one fixed method. Her approach centers on active listening and helping clients notice what gets in the way of their goals.
April uses client-centered strategies to help people name priorities and make small, achievable changes. She also offers solution-focused techniques to set clear next steps and track progress. For people affected by traumatic events or stuck in old patterns, April uses trauma-informed tools including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and somatic methods.
Those somatic methods can include guided breathing and body-based practices to reduce physical tension and overwhelm. Mindfulness is woven into sessions to help people slow down and respond rather than react. The overall aim is to build self-trust, increase self-compassion, and strengthen the ability to make decisions without constant second-guessing.
April works with adults in Wisconsin and conducts sessions in English.
Approaches you can use online with a therapist
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to your priorities. The therapist follows your lead, reflecting what matters to you and helping you set goals that feel realistic. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is used to address traumatic memories by pairing guided eye movements or bilateral stimulation with focused recall to reduce the intensity of distress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment clarity.Choosing a method is part of the work together. April will discuss options and help pick an approach that matches your needs, goals, and preferences. Often sessions blend elements from different approaches so the plan fits the pace you want and the problems you bring.
Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let you work face to face without traveling, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be helpful for check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These formats offer flexibility for scheduling, reduce commute time, and make it simpler to keep momentum between appointments.
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- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin, California, Arizona
- Languages
- English