About Sheila
Sheila Stewart is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. She brings 17 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and relationship challenges. Sheila listens closely and works with each person to find what feels most helpful in their life.
Her approach begins with a client-centered stance that lets the individual set goals and pace. Sheila blends practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy with mindfulness to build clearer thinking and calmer habits.
Background and approach
She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when strong emotions and intense reactions get in the way of daily life. Sheila often helps people manage family problems, parenting strain, and communication breakdowns. She addresses intimacy-related concerns, abandonment issues, blended family dynamics, and forgiveness work.
Clients also turn to her for support with career stress, body image, and coping after loss. For people living with mood disorders or attention challenges, Sheila offers structured strategies and coping plans. She includes approaches that help with bipolar mood swings, disruptive mood dysregulation, and ADHD-related difficulties without promising specific outcomes.
Sessions commonly mix practical skill-building with chance to tell your story. Sheila aims to create a straightforward, down-to-earth space to try new ways of thinking and acting. She guides each step so people can practice changes between sessions and notice real differences over time.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person's own goals. Online sessions let the therapist follow your lead, reflect what you say, and help you clarify what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear exercises. In remote sessions CBT work often includes simple at-home exercises, thought records, and step-by-step behavior changes that you can practice between meetings.Finding the best approach is a team effort. Sheila will talk with you about your goals, preferences, and how you respond to different tools. Together you can try approaches and adjust the plan so it fits daily life, attention needs, and emotional patterns rather than forcing a single method.
Online formats she uses include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits your schedule. Live chat and text-based messaging can be helpful for quick reflections, ongoing support, or practicing skills between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, and family routines while still focusing on meaningful change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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