Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Sheila works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sheila
Sheila Brittain is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship problems. She brings six years of clinical practice and a long background in social services to each session. Sheila aims to make therapy manageable and down-to-earth for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
Sheila uses straightforward conversation to help clients notice patterns that cause pain. She listens for how early family experiences affect current reactions and relationships.
Background and approach
Then she works with clients to try new ways of thinking and behaving that feel more effective and kinder to themselves. Her approach blends practical tools with a focus on connection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions.
Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about closeness, trust, and how people relate to others. Sheila also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people manage strong emotions and find internal motivation to change. Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to what the client can handle.
The work is aimed at relieving symptoms and improving everyday interactions. Clients come for many concerns including depression, grief, sleep problems, intimacy issues, caregiving stress, and career strain. Sheila also supports those dealing with trauma, family of origin issues, codependency, and compassion fatigue.
Her goal is to help each person build a clearer sense of self and practical steps forward.
What Sheila works with
Everything Sheila lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sheila's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sheila lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Sheila often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT gives short, concrete exercises that can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety, anger, and depressive symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her work and focuses on how early relationships affect current ways of relating. This helps people who struggle with trust, intimacy, or repeated relationship conflicts.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Sheila discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods as needed. She works collaboratively so the plan fits practical needs and what the client feels ready to try.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let therapists and clients use face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide flexibility for brief updates, journaling between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options let people continue consistent work without long travel times and with more scheduling choices.
Questions people ask about Sheila
What kinds of problems does Sheila help with?
Sheila helps with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, career concerns, and coping with life changes. She also addresses family of origin issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Sheila offers a collaborative and relational style. She combines practical exercises with conversations about how early relationships shape current patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience as a practicing therapist and over 30 years working in social services in related roles.
What credentials and region are listed?
Sheila is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.
Which languages are offered and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sheila?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.