Cecilia Wheeler, LISW - Therapist in Ohio

About Cecilia

Cecilia Wheeler is a licensed independent social worker who has practiced in Ohio for 23 years. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction while also addressing parenting concerns, trauma, self-esteem, and career-related stress. Cecilia encourages people to take a first step and recognizes how hard that can feel.

Cecilia keeps sessions direct and practical. She treats clients as the expert on their own life and helps them build on existing strengths.

Background and approach

Conversations often include identifying small, doable steps and practicing skills between meetings. Her work draws on structured therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused tools to help with day-to-day coping.

For people dealing with harm from the past, she brings trauma-focused methods into the plan. In a typical session Cecilia listens closely, asks questions to clarify goals, and offers exercises or strategies tailored to the person. She pays attention to what is realistic for each client’s schedule and energy.

Her aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. She helps people track changes and adjust plans as needed. That practical, collaborative approach is intended to make therapy feel useful and doable for busy lives.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical skills to change thinking and behavior.

DBT, dialectical behavior therapy, focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and healthy communication. It is useful for strong emotions, relationship challenges, and learning skills to stay calm in difficult moments.

Trauma-focused work looks at how past harm affects current feelings and reactions and introduces paced ways to process those memories. This approach is combined with skills so people can manage sensations and remain present while working through painful material.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cecilia works collaboratively to match methods to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She offers simple explanations of options and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility for busy families and adults. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text-based messaging can provide brief check-ins and ongoing support between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a crowded schedule while still using CBT, DBT, or trauma-focused techniques in treatment.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting issues, relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, anger, career challenges, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related struggles.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is practical and collaborative. She treats clients as the expert in their life and focuses on small, doable steps and skills to improve daily functioning.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 23 years of professional experience working with people on a range of concerns.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - LISW - licensed in Ohio. The license number is OH LISW I.0010178-SUPV.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time and works with clients licensed in her jurisdiction.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are fees handled and how do I begin?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

Addictions
ADHD
Anger management
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Relationship issues
Self esteem

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 23 years
Licensed: Ohio
Languages: English

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