Cecilia Wheeler, LISW

Cecilia Wheeler is an Ohio licensed independent social worker with 23 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Cecilia emphasizes straightforward conversation and steps you can try between sessions.

She helps people who are coping with trauma and abuse, addiction, anger, and compassion fatigue. Parents who feel overwhelmed can find clear strategies for daily routines and managing reactions. Cecilia also works with people dealing with relationship strain, intimacy concerns, career questions, and self-esteem struggles.

In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to help people notice unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness techniques to build emotional regulation skills. When trauma is involved she applies trauma-focused methods to address memories and reactions in a practical way.

Cecilia aims for a collaborative style. She treats each person as the expert on their life while offering tools, exercises, and small experiments to try between meetings. Progress is measured in concrete changes you notice at home, work, or in relationships.

She describes starting therapy as a brave step and focuses on keeping conversations clear and manageable. Her work is paced to match what each person can handle, and she adjusts strategies as needs change.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

CBT helps people identify patterns of thinking that make problems worse and replace them with more helpful thoughts and actions. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing everyday challenges. DBT focuses on building emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills through concrete practices and step-by-step skills training, which can be useful for strong emotions and relationship strain.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Cecilia works with clients to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and current needs. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and on-the-go support possible. These formats help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules without losing continuity of care.