How Sheila works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- Nevada, New York
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sheila
Sheila Flipse is a licensed clinical professional counselor - LCPC - in Nevada and a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - in New York. She brings 30 years of counseling experience to sessions and focuses on helping people who are hurting move toward healthier, more balanced lives. She often uses straightforward, practical methods.
She listens first, then helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Her work emphasizes building a healthier self-concept and growing confidence over time. Much of her background includes helping people through grief, depression, anxiety, and stress. She also has experience with relationship concerns, caregiver strain, addiction-related issues, and anger.
Her history includes work with people impacted by homelessness, incarceration, college life, and military connections. Her in-session style blends cognitive behavioral approaches with motivational interviewing. That means sessions typically combine problem-solving, gentle challenge to negative thoughts, and encouragement to try small, achievable changes.
The pace is collaborative and tailored to what each person needs. Sheila makes herself available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She asks clients to keep scheduled appointments when possible.
Outside of work she enjoys travel and time with her Shichon dog, Ozzie, who may occasionally be nearby during sessions.
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
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sheila lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative 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 her approaches translate to online care
Sheila often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing in sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify and change negative thought patterns and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep troubles. Motivational interviewing focuses on what matters to a person and supports small, practical steps toward change, often useful for addiction, caregiver stress, and career or life transitions.Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Sheila will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try approaches that fit those needs. She checks in regularly and adapts techniques based on what is helpful and what is not.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer brief exchanges and flexible check-ins that can fit between other commitments. These options make scheduling easier and help people keep therapy going from different locations.
Questions people ask about Sheila
What concerns does Sheila commonly address?
Sheila works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, self-esteem struggles, relationship and family problems, addictions, and related issues listed in her specialty areas.
What is her therapy style like in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral methods and motivational interviewing to help people try new ways of thinking and acting.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of counseling experience across a range of settings including work with homeless populations, prisons, college communities, and those connected to the military.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds LCPC credentials in Nevada and LMHC credentials in New York and practices from Nevada.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; the service uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to therapist availability.