Sheila Flipse, LCPC, LMHC

Sheila Flipse is a Nevada licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) and a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 30 years of practice. She focuses on walking alongside people who are hurting and helping them move toward greater health and wholeness. Sheila writes plainly and offers steady, compassionate support during hard seasons.

Sheila draws on a mix of cognitive behavioral methods and motivational interviewing in sessions. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new skills that actually fit daily life. Conversations are practical and aimed at clearer thinking and better responses to stress and loss.

Her work has included clients affected by grief and loss, depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, and relationship struggles. Sheila also supports people coping with caregiver strain, codependency, immigration issues, veteran and armed forces concerns, and end-of-life matters. She often helps with sleep, eating, anger, career concerns, and questions about life purpose.

Sheila’s background spans community settings including work with people experiencing homelessness, older adults, incarcerated individuals, college students, and military populations. She also taught a college course called Death and Dying, which informs her hospice and end-of-life counseling.

Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled for video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Sheila asks clients to keep scheduled appointments when possible. Her dog Ozzie may sometimes appear during sessions as he adjusts after a recent loss.

How Sheila’s Approach Translates to Online Therapy

Sheila commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing in sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and builds confidence to try new habits.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Sheila will talk with a person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit their life. She checks in regularly and adjusts the approach based on what works for the client.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls can fit during a short break or when less bandwidth is available, and text or live chat can work for quick check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options help therapy fit around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the same therapeutic focus.