Sheila Smith, LCSW, CA | Psychotherapist

About Sheila Smith

Focus areas

Adolescent / Teen Issues

Behavioral Problems

Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders

Anger Management

Bipolar Disorder

Life Transition

Anxiety

Childhood Trauma

Clientele seen

Children (<13)

Adults (25-64)

Teenagers (13-17)

Families

Young adults (18-24)

Treatment approaches

Adlerian

Expressive Arts

Compassion Focused

Family Systems

Culturally Sensitive

Humanistic

Identity

Gender

Female

Ethnicity

White

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Sheila Smith

Hi there, I'm Sheila! Hello, I am Sheila Smith; I've been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2000. I genuinely enjoy listening to people's experiences. I learn so much from my clients. I can work with just about anyone, but I especially like young people and the elderly population. My approach to therapy may appear casual, and I hope my clients feel relaxed and comfortable when we're together. I will work with my clients to figure out what will work best for them. My approach My most common approach is Carl Rogers' Client-centered Unconditional Positive Regard. I also utilize the skills of my colleagues and physicians to bring in other approaches that are often helpful. My focus Twenty years of my experience has been with very ill people in crisis, and so I have worked with every imaginable disorder and life circumstance. I've had good success with all types and ages who can all relate when I speak to their heart and help them sort things out. My communication style I am direct but gentle. I listen much more than I speak in sessions. I work at understanding their lives from their point of view. My clients feel safe and heard with me. My journey to mental healthcare I was a middle-aged mother of young teens and I needed to make more money than my newspaper reporter job was paying me. I began my studies in the MSW program intending to be an administrator, but was placed in an outpatient group where I was lucky to be assigned a talented and compassionate LCSW as my supervisor, and quickly fell in love with working with clients to improve their lives. And that's what I've done ever since. My goals for you I go where the client is. We work together on resolving issues that bother them. My first session with you To tell me their life story, and to find me interested in hearing it.

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Popular visit reasons

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Mood Swings

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Teen Violence

Therapy

Worry

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Mood Swings

Psychotherapy

Education and background

Practice names

Rula Health - L.A. West

Education and training

California State University, Fresno, Master's in Social Work
Sonoma State University (Bachelor's)

NPI number

1932370954

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What practice does Sheila Smith work with?

Sheila Smith works with Rula Health - L.A. West.

What are common reasons for patients to see Sheila Smith?

Sheila Smith frequently sees patients for Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Depression, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Therapy. You can see other visit reasons for Sheila Smith on their profile.