Shelia Cisco , LCPC

Shelia Cisco is a licensed clinical professional counselor who helps people facing relationship pain, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and concerns about intimacy. Shelia often works with women who are navigating identity, body image, and life changes. Her style is compassionate and straightforward, focused on practical steps people can use between sessions.

Clients can expect a calm, listening approach that centers their experience. Shelia uses evidence-informed methods to help people build self-love, manage strong emotions, and improve communication. Conversations aim to clarify values and set small, doable goals for change.

Therapy often covers concrete issues like divorce and separation, caregiver stress, or conflicts at work and in close relationships. Shelia also supports those coping with abandonment, infidelity, or questions about sexuality and gender. She brings 12 years of clinical experience to these concerns and tailors sessions to each person's needs.

Sessions include exploration of life purpose, grief and hospice-related concerns, and strategies to reduce isolation and addictive patterns. Shelia emphasizes skills people can try in daily life, from behavior changes to thought reframing. The pace and focus are set together during sessions.

People in Illinois can expect practical guidance that honors their context and values. Shelia describes her role as walking alongside clients while they rebuild resilience and understanding. Her approach combines warmth with clear steps toward the goals clients bring to therapy.

Approaches and online options that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values even when emotions feel overwhelming. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and helps people test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood or worry.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shelia will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest methods that match your needs. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made or priorities shift.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. Video calls are close to an in-person session and work well for deeper conversations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier on the go. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or have shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These formats help people stay consistent while balancing work, caregiving, or travel.