Sheila Vaz
Hopeful, practical care focused on growth
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Sheila
Sheila Vaz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictive behaviors, trauma and abuse, and mood-related concerns such as depression and bipolar challenges.
Background and approach
Sheila also works with issues around self-esteem, motivation, intimacy, grief, and relationship or family tensions, drawing on her training in client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to tailor support to each person’s needs. Sheila approaches therapy from a strengths-based perspective, treating each client as the expert on their own life while offering practical tools and compassionate guidance.
Her style emphasizes collaboration - she listens for what matters most to the client, helps build insight into patterns, and introduces behavioral and cognitive strategies to reduce distress and increase functioning.
Clients seeking help for sleep or eating concerns, parenting stress, career transitions, or specific struggles such as OCD symptoms, process addictions, or postpartum depression will find focused attention on problem-solving and coping skills. Sheila aims to empower clients to take steps toward greater well-being while honoring their pace and priorities.
Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care
Sheila uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical strategies to change behaviors and emotional responses; this approach is often used for anxiety, depression, obsessive patterns, and many stress-related concerns. She also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening, validation, and working from the client's own goals and values to build motivation and resilience.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sheila works with each person to explore what feels most helpful, combining client-centered support with CBT tools when appropriate so treatment aligns with the client's needs, preferences, and goals.
Online therapy with Sheila is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent care from Texas without rearranging major parts of daily life, and they allow for ongoing skill practice and check-ins in formats that suit individual routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English