About Sheila
Sheila Mansfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than 22 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship strain, and life transitions. Sheila speaks plainly and listens first so parents and individuals feel heard and understood.
Sheila uses straightforward methods that people can apply between sessions. She blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused work to tackle worry, impulsivity, low self-esteem, and coping skills.
Background and approach
Sessions often include clear steps to try at home and simple ways to notice change. Her background includes working in diverse settings across Missouri. That variety shaped a flexible style - she adapts sessions to fit different lives.
Sheila aims to meet people where they are and to build a working plan together rather than use one rigid approach. Sheila is practical and direct while staying warm and respectful. She helps people sort through family issues, grief, addictions, work stress, parenting strains, and relationship problems.
For those facing big life shifts, she focuses on small, manageable tools to regain momentum. Parents reading on a phone can expect clear suggestions, calm conversation, and goals you can measure. Sheila encourages steady progress and checks in on what’s working so the plan changes as needed.
How Sheila’s Approaches Work Online
Sheila uses client-centered work to build a trusting relationship and to let the client’s priorities guide each session. This approach focuses on listening closely and adjusting pace and goals to what feels most important for the person.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replace them with more helpful actions. CBT techniques can help with anxiety, mood, impulsivity related to ADHD, and managing everyday stress by breaking problems into small, testable steps.
Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on strengths and practical next steps. Sessions often create short, specific tasks to try between meetings so progress is visible and momentum can grow quickly.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sheila will work with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their goals, preferences, and daily life. She checks progress regularly and adjusts strategies as needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports quick check-ins or written reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep steady contact between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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