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Ana Sikula

Practical, compassionate therapy for family and parenting challenges

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Ana

Ana Sikula is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting questions, and other life challenges. She speaks English and Spanish and brings a compassionate, down-to-earth manner to sessions. Ana’s style is practical and focused on real changes, not jargon or long lectures.

Ana works with common concerns such as depression, grief, trauma, sleep problems, self-esteem, career questions, and issues related to identity and intimacy.

Background and approach

She also addresses caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, communication problems, and difficulties tied to family of origin. Her practice includes attention to ADHD, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue. In session she centers the conversation on what matters most to each person.

She uses techniques from evidence-based approaches and adapts them to individual needs. Expect clear, concrete strategies alongside space to process feelings. Ana has ten years of clinical experience and holds LCSW licensure in Illinois - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

She has lived abroad and integrates cultural sensitivity into her work. Her background includes occupational and healthcare-related counseling and work with people navigating life transitions. Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.

How therapy approaches translate to online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, meaningful steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when stress, anxiety, or life transitions get in the way of what matters most. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust. It helps people understand recurring relationship reactions and practice different ways of relating.

Ana will work collaboratively to find the right mix of approaches for each person. She emphasizes a joint process of identifying goals, trying methods, and adjusting based on what is helpful. Finding the best fit is part of the work together rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility for busy schedules and make it easier to keep continuity during life changes. Many people find that shorter text check-ins plus periodic video sessions offer practical support between longer meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Ana address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, sleep and self-esteem concerns, and related difficulties listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is compassionate and practical. She blends talk with concrete exercises from proven therapies to help people make changes and cope better day to day.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ana has ten years of clinical experience working in settings that include occupational and healthcare-related counseling.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Illinois with license number IL LCSW 149014407.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English, Spanish

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