Shelia Storey, LPC

Shelia Storey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and issues related to self-esteem, while also addressing caregiver stress, drug and alcohol addiction, and money or financial concerns.

Shelia draws on a strengths-based outlook that centers the individual as the expert of their own story. She encourages clients to identify and build on personal strengths and practical skills to face the problems that brought them to therapy. Her work blends motivational and solution-oriented perspectives to support change and boost confidence.

Recognizing that beginning therapy often requires courage, Shelia affirms the importance of taking that first step and supports clients through the initial stages of care. As an experienced LPC in Georgia, she aims to create a respectful, collaborative space where clients and therapist work together toward clear, achievable goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes understanding each person from their own perspective and building a supportive relationship that helps people explore goals, strengthen self-esteem, and make choices that reflect their values. This approach is useful for parenting concerns, confidence building, and navigating the emotional impact of trauma.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to change them. CBT is often effective for managing addictive behaviors, reducing anxiety related to caregiving or finances, and improving everyday coping strategies.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal functioning. DBT techniques can support people dealing with intense emotions, trauma responses, and relationship or parenting stress.

Shelia works collaboratively with each person to determine which approaches fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. Selecting the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process and is adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility for scheduling and the ability to connect by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to attend sessions from home or between daily responsibilities, helping licensed professionals and therapists provide consistent, accessible care.