Sheila Seals , LCSW

Sheila Seals is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 39 years of experience. She trained at Tulane University and has worked across several states before returning to Louisiana. Sheila draws on a long career in community mental health, schools, and nonprofit settings.

She focuses on stress and anxiety, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, and addiction concerns. She also helps people with anger, self-esteem, parenting pressures, and the strain of caregiving. Women's issues are part of her stated areas of focus.

Her approach is down-to-earth and client-centered. Sessions center on active listening and practical steps people can try between visits. She often blends cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness and emotionally-focused methods to address feelings and behaviors.

Sheila has worked with adults in individual and group settings, and she brings experience from disaster recovery and custody-related work. She emphasizes clear communication and strengths people already have. That practical focus guides work on coping with life changes and rebuilding after loss.

People who prefer a therapist who listens and offers concrete tools may find her style fits. She uses respectful, caring engagement and helps set reasonable goals. Treatment plans are tailored to each person's situation and daily realities.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for persistent anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It is practical and skill-oriented for day-to-day problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, concentrates on emotions in the moment and how they shape relationships and self-worth; it can help people improve emotional awareness and repair strained connections.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they try methods and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful and realistic for the person's life.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier on low bandwidth, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports short updates or reflection between meetings. These formats help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy schedules while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.