Sheila Flipse , LCPC, LMHC

Sheila Flipse is a licensed counselor with three decades of experience supporting people through grief, anxiety, depression and major life changes. She brings a warm, compassionate presence to her work and focuses on helping clients build a healthier self-concept and greater confidence as they move toward recovery and stability.

Born in Liverpool, England, Sheila spent part of her childhood in Toronto, Canada, and later moved to the United States for college and graduate school. She became a U.S. citizen in 2000 and has since applied her training across diverse settings, including work with homeless and elderly populations, correctional facilities, college students and military individuals. Her professional background also includes teaching a college course entitled Death and Dying, which has informed her approach to grief and end-of-life concerns.

Sheila holds credentials as an LCPC and an LMHC and is a nationally certified counselor - designations that reflect state licensure and national certification in the counseling field. Her clinical style leans on cognitive behavioral therapy combined with motivational interviewing techniques to identify effective patterns in a client’s life and to challenge unhelpful thinking. She partners with clients to develop practical skills and clearer perspectives so they can respond to difficult situations more effectively.

Outside of her professional life she enjoys travel - having visited 62 countries - and spends time with her Shichon, Ozzie. She also volunteers in her community. Sheila offers video chat, phone calls and live text chat for sessions, and she asks clients to keep scheduled appointments when possible because cancellations can limit access for others. As a recent widow, her dog Ozzie may sometimes be present during sessions as he adjusts to loss.

It would be her honor to work with individuals seeking support through grief, stress, relationship challenges and other life transitions.

Therapeutic approaches for online support and change

Sheila frequently integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing into online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills to manage anxiety, depression and stress-related concerns. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, goal-focused approach that supports people who are ambivalent about change and helps strengthen their own motivation to pursue healthier choices.

Sheila also applies client-centered principles, creating a respectful and empathetic environment where the client’s goals guide the work. She works together with each person to determine which approaches fit best, tailoring techniques to individual needs, preferences and life circumstances so the process feels collaborative rather than prescriptive.

Online therapy with Sheila is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions around work, caregiving or other responsibilities and allow consistent support during times of transition. Licensed professionals like Sheila adapt these methods to help clients build skills, process difficult emotions and pursue meaningful change without requiring in-person visits.