Sheila Seals, LCSW

Sheila Seals is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 39 years of experience. She trained at Tulane University and has worked in community mental health centers, schools, and non-profits across several states before returning to Louisiana. Sheila focuses on clear, practical work. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with grief, and build healthier ways to respond to anger. She also supports people dealing with addiction, low self-esteem, parenting strain, and life transitions. Her long career has included roles with adults, children, and groups in a variety of settings. That background gives her a wide view of common problems and realistic tools that fit daily life. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sheila emphasizes listening first. Sessions tend to be collaborative and down-to-earth. She aims to find simple steps clients can try between meetings and to adjust strategies as needs change. Clients can expect practical coping skills, guidance for communication, and help rebuilding routines after loss or major change. Sheila also brings experience with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, and workplace concerns. Her work blends client-centered approaches, acceptance-based ideas, and attachment-aware thinking. The result is individualized care that focuses on strengths, clear goals, and what can be done now.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes by teaching practical skills to try between sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people define what matters to them and take action despite difficult feelings. It can support work on grief, addiction, or ongoing stress by shifting attention toward chosen values and small steps in that direction.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and reactions to others. It can help people improve connections, communication, and emotional safety in close relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they’ll try methods and adjust the plan over time to find what works best.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone is helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and stay consistent with care.