Sheila Gault is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by life changes.
01About Sheila
Sheila Gault is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by life changes. Sheila speaks directly and kindly, and she aims to create a space where people can speak honestly about struggles like anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, or problems with intimacy.
Her approach centers on listening first and helping people take practical steps forward. She brings 20 years of experience working with adults on issues such as depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, caregiving stress, and career concerns.
Background and approach
She mixes modern psychotherapy with mindfulness and life-aware practices to address emotional and mental strain. That mix can look like noticing patterns in thought, building daily coping skills, and practicing grounding or mindful awareness. In sessions she emphasizes empowerment and authentic living.
Conversations often include setting small, achievable goals, practicing new ways to handle stress, and reflecting on values and meaning. Sheila favors straightforward, respectful language and aims to help clients become more self-aware and resilient. She works from an integrative perspective that includes client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, existential reflection, and mindfulness exercises.
Those tools are used to reduce distress, improve everyday functioning, and support people through losses and life transitions. Sheila practices in Michigan and conducts work in English. For those wanting to begin, she asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire to find the right fit and to schedule sessions that match their needs.
02Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401013375 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1497316848 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sheila lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Methods Sheila names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Sheila names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Sheila commonly combines client-centered counseling with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people feel heard and then try new habits. Client-centered work focuses on listening, understanding each person's goals, and building a trusting working relationship. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at how thoughts and actions affect mood and teach practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.She also uses dialectical behavior skills when emotional regulation and interpersonal stress become overwhelming. DBT-style skills teach ways to tolerate distress in the moment, improve emotional balance, and communicate more effectively during conflict. Together these approaches aim to reduce distress and increase everyday coping ability.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Sheila will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients take part in choosing tools that feel manageable and useful for their lives.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily demands while using the therapeutic approaches described above.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Sheila address?
Sheila works with adult concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, low self-esteem, and life transitions.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses an integrative, client-centered style that blends conversational listening with practical techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and existential reflection.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on adjustment issues, trauma, grief, and related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Sheila is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sheila offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sheila?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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