Shelia Cisco

Shelia Cisco is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 12 years of experience working with adults. She supports people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, and career questions. She also focuses on topics like life purpose, body image, guilt and shame, and loneliness.

She uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Existential Therapy. Sessions are conversational and practical. She helps people name what feels stuck, test small changes, and notice what matters to them next.

In sessions she pays attention to relationship patterns and identity questions. She works with concerns such as infidelity, divorce and separation, caregiving stress, and gender dysphoria. People looking to clarify priorities or rebuild confidence will find focused problem-solving alongside time to reflect.

Shelia draws on twelve years of clinical experience in Illinois and offers straightforward guidance rather than quick fixes. She encourages gradual steps, clearer communication, and more honest self-reflection. The work is paced to what each person can manage.

People who want to explore life purpose, improve how they relate to others, or recover from past hurt can expect a practical, conversational approach. Sessions mix discussion, behavioral experiments, and reflective questions to help move forward.

How Shelia’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take small, meaningful actions even when feelings are difficult. It suits concerns like low motivation, life purpose, and stuck patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on testing thoughts and behaviors to reduce depression or anxiety and to change habits that get in the way of goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shelia will discuss which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences and adjust the work together. That collaboration helps shape sessions around what the person wants to try and what they can manage between meetings.

Session formats are not specified in the provided materials, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, shorten commute time, and allow therapy without needing to be on camera for every meeting. They also let people use quieter surroundings, try shorter check-ins, or schedule sessions at times that work around caregiving or work responsibilities.