- Relationship concerns
- Guilt and shame
- CBT and ACT methods
About Shelia
Shelia Cisco is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 12 years of experience. She works with adults facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem concerns, depression, addictions, and career questions. She also addresses guilt and shame alongside topics such as abandonment, body image, forgiveness, and isolation.
Shelia focuses on straightforward conversation about what feels stuck. She uses plain talk to help people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep painful feelings going. Sessions look at how daily choices and patterns affect mood, relationships, and self-regard. She draws on methods that encourage practical shifts rather than abstract theory.
Her approach includes ideas from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Those methods help people notice unhelpful thinking and practice small changes that matter. Shelia also uses Client-Centered and Existential approaches to help people clarify values and make meaning after loss or change.
In sessions she pays attention to real-life challenges like caregiving stress, divorce, infidelity, gender questions, and end-of-life concerns. Conversations often include communication skills and steps for rebuilding trust in oneself. The work can be direct and reflective, depending on what the person needs.
Shelia practices in Illinois and conducts therapy in English. She encourages people to consider how guilt and shame show up in relationships and daily choices before scheduling a first meeting.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is about noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It helps when guilt or shame lead to avoidance and people want to take value-based steps instead of getting stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior changes. That approach is useful for shifting low mood, self-criticism, and patterns that feed shame.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Shelia will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and decide together which approaches to use. This is a collaborative process that can change as the work progresses.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists commonly adapt ACT and CBT exercises for video or phone sessions so people can practice skills between meetings and bring real-life situations into the conversation.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, self-esteem, depression, addictions, and career questions, and addresses related topics like guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses practical conversation and evidence-based methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small changes in behavior that reduce the hold of guilt and shame.
What is her background and experience?
She is an LCPC with 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship and identity concerns and on recovery from past hurts.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She holds an Illinois LCPC credential and practices with clients in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients taken?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.