About Sheila
Sheila Flipse is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Nevada and a licensed mental health counselor in New York. She brings 30 years of counseling experience and a steady, compassionate presence to people facing hard moments. Sheila focuses on practical steps that help clients cope and move forward.
Sheila's work centers on grief, depression, anxiety, stress, and challenges with self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, addiction concerns, sleep and eating problems, and ADHD.
Background and approach
Her background includes time working with homeless populations, older adults, people in prison, college communities, and military-related issues. Her approach combines cognitive behavioral techniques with motivational interviewing. In sessions she helps clients spot unhelpful thinking and build small, usable skills.
She aims for clear, manageable steps rather than jargon-heavy plans. Sheila values collaboration and listens for each person's priorities. She helps people strengthen confidence, tackle life changes, and find ways to care for themselves during stressful times.
Her history teaching a course on death and dying informs her work with grief and end-of-life concerns. Outside of counseling she enjoys travel and community volunteer work, and she often has her Shichon dog, Ozzie, nearby. Sheila asks clients to keep scheduled appointments when possible so others can access support as well.
Practical approaches for online counseling
Sheila often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life steps. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, sleep and eating issues, and ADHD-related patterns. Motivational interviewing is another tool she uses to help people find internal motivation for change and to set manageable goals when ambivalence gets in the way.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. Together you can adjust the focus over time so the work stays relevant and achievable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you have a face-to-face conversation from wherever you are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when you prefer not to use video. Live chat and text are good for shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, and busy days.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Nevada, New York
- Languages
- English
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