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Sheba Shiver

Compassionate guidance for clearer boundaries and coping

LMFT California

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy
Languages
English
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About Sheba

Sheba Shiver is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps clients regain balance when life feels overwhelming. She focuses on supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addiction, anger, relationship and parenting challenges, career transitions, self-esteem struggles, and other major life changes.

Background and approach

Her practice centers on helping clients find their voice and develop healthy, clear boundaries in relationships. Sheba builds work together around a strong therapeutic alliance, beginning with how a client relates to her and then tailoring the process to the individual's needs.

She emphasizes collaboration and mutual learning, acknowledging that each person is the expert on their own experience while offering clinical perspectives informed by 15 years of practice. Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside existential and mindfulness-informed methods, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques to address thinking patterns, meaning-making, and present-moment coping.

Working from California as LMFT CA LMFT 47468, she meets clients where they are and guides change at a pace that fits each person. Her style is grounded, respectful, and focused on practical steps toward clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and improved day-to-day functioning.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Work

Sheba commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and build practical coping strategies. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and stress-reduction practices that can help with emotional regulation, rumination, and responses to life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their goals and preferences. Together they assess what feels most helpful and adapt techniques over time, combining elements from existential, motivational interviewing, or narrative methods when appropriate to support meaning-making and motivation.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to fit sessions into their routines and access care from wherever they are in California. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy schedules or life transitions while still engaging in structured, goal-oriented work with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address most often?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
She uses a collaborative style that emphasizes building trust and working together. Her work incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with existential, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative, and psychodynamic influences.
How much experience does she bring to therapy?
She has practiced for 15 years, bringing a decade and a half of clinical experience to help clients navigate emotional and relational challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the credential CA LMFT 47468 and practices from California.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients and provides services to clients located within the accepted region.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging to fit different preferences and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost depend on?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English