Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Sheila works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sheila
Sheila Owens is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years in direct clinical practice and decades of experience in mental health support roles. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Her tone is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at people who need practical support right away.
Sheila draws on a mix of methods to match each person's needs. She uses client-centered conversations to understand what matters most.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior. Mindfulness tools are woven in to ease overwhelming feelings and improve focus. Sheila also brings experience supporting people with trauma, grief, bipolar challenges, parenting strain, and identity concerns for LGBT clients.
She has worked in community roles for many years, including case management and coordinating services, so she knows how to connect clinical work with everyday life needs. Sessions are collaborative and practical. Sheila outlines steps, practices skills between meetings, and adjusts plans if something isn’t working.
She aims to make progress understandable and doable rather than vague or theoretical. People in California may find her down-to-earth approach useful when facing big emotions, impulsivity, communication problems, or decisions about relationships and career. Her work focuses on helping individuals build coping skills, repair self-esteem, and handle anger and conflict more effectively.
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
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
Approaches Sheila lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship. Online sessions let the therapist hear your concerns, reflect them back, and shape the work around your goals. This approach helps people feel understood and take the lead on what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical steps to change them. In remote sessions CBT can include worksheets, behavioral experiments to try between meetings, and real-time coaching on thought patterns to reduce anxiety and manage anger.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for coping with intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening communication. DBT techniques can be practiced during video or phone sessions and reinforced with short text check-ins or live chat between appointments.
Sheila will work with each person to decide which approach or mix of approaches fits best. That choice is collaborative and based on your needs, goals, and what feels helpful. She adjusts methods over time so the plan stays useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and behavioral work that benefits from visual cues. Phone can work when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and texting make it easier to fit brief check-ins into a busy day or to practice skills between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, family, or school schedules.
Questions people ask about Sheila
What concerns does Sheila help with?
Sheila supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship issues, grief, parenting challenges, and life changes. She also focuses on issues such as self-esteem, impulsivity, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions involve straightforward conversation, skill practice, and clear steps to handle emotions and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience as a licensed clinician plus many additional years working in case management and community mental health roles.
Where is Sheila licensed and based?
She holds a California LCSW credential and practices in California.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients; her practice serves people within the stated region.
What session formats are available?
Sheila offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.