About Shelia
Shelia Cisco helps people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, low self-esteem, depression, and addiction. She also supports those wrestling with career questions, body image, abandonment, and feelings of isolation. Shelia holds an IL LCPC and brings 12 years of clinical work to her practice.
Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She listens first, then offers practical ways to change day-to-day habits that keep people stuck. Sessions focus on small, reachable steps and clearer communication skills.
Background and approach
This can look like trying new ways to talk with a partner or choosing one behavior to test between meetings. Shelia uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and shift them.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports making values-based choices even when feelings are intense. Client-Centered Therapy creates space for people to lead the conversation and feel heard. She pays attention to identity and life transitions.
Issues such as gender dysphoria, divorce, hospice and end-of-life concerns, or caregiving stress get practical focus rather than labels. The aim is to build skills for daily life and bring back a sense of agency. People who choose her work with clear goals and a willingness to try new ways of coping.
Shelia balances empathy with direct tools so clients can notice change between sessions. Sessions are offered in English to residents of Illinois and use several online formats.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions, then choose behaviors that match their values. This approach is useful for depression, anxiety, and situations where someone wants clearer direction despite strong emotions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing small changes in behavior. It is practical for mood shifts, self-esteem issues, addiction-related patterns, and improving day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then blend methods that fit those needs. That means sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can be handy for brief updates, journaling between sessions, or getting a quick tools-based response. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to try different formats until the best fit is found.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English