Sheila Flipse

Sheila Flipse is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Nevada and a licensed mental health counselor in New York. She has worked in counseling for over 30 years and focuses on helping people who are hurting or struggling find greater balance and calm. Sheila aims to walk alongside each person with kindness and practical support.

Sheila draws on long experience with grief and loss, depression, anxiety, and stress. She has also supported people facing caregiver strain, codependency, relationship problems, addictions, and end-of-life concerns. Her past roles have included work with people who were homeless, older adults, people in prison, college students, and military populations.

Her approach comes from cognitive behavioral ideas combined with motivational interviewing. Sheila helps people notice thoughts that get in the way, try small changes, and build skills that actually fit daily life. Sessions often focus on what is already working and expanding those strengths.

Sheila also taught a college course called Death and Dying, and that experience informs how she talks about loss and hospice and end-of-life topics. She emphasizes clear, gentle conversation about difficult feelings and practical steps for coping.

Outside of work she enjoys travel, board games, volunteering, and spending time with her Shichon dog, Ozzie. She asks that scheduled appointments be kept when possible, since cancellations can affect others who need support.

Approaches and what online work looks like

Sheila often blends cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting and testing thoughts that cause stress or low mood, and on practicing small behavioral changes to feel better. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and builds motivation in a gentle, nonjudgmental way.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Sheila will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and will adjust techniques as the work progresses. The aim is to find practical steps that fit the person's life and move them toward clearer thinking and steadier coping.

The original biography notes video chat, phone calls, and live text chat as session options. If you want online appointments, confirm which of these formats are currently available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time so work or caregiving routines are less disrupted.