Sheba Shiver, LMFT - Therapist in California

About Sheba

Sheba Shiver is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people find their voice in relationships. She emphasizes clear, healthy boundaries and practical ways to express needs. Her bedside manner is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at parents and caregivers looking for usable strategies.

She works from California and brings 15 years of experience as an LMFT. She begins by building a working relationship and earning trust. Sessions focus on how clients relate to others and to the therapist, so changes start in everyday conversations.

Background and approach

She listens to each person’s story and treats that experience as central rather than offering one-size-fits-all answers. Therapy often includes identifying patterns that cause stress or conflict and practicing different ways to respond. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to change thoughts and behaviors, and narrative therapy to reframe difficult stories.

Mindfulness practices appear when slowing down and noticing reactions will help with anxiety or anger. Sheba sees many common struggles including relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, and life transitions. Sessions are practical and aimed at improving daily functioning rather than relying on abstract theory.

Her approach asks clients to be active participants. She describes therapy as a shared project where she learns from clients as much as she offers guidance. That partnership shapes goals and the pace of work.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit family life

She uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and often helps with anxiety, low mood, and patterns that contribute to family conflict.

She also draws on narrative therapy to help clients tell different stories about themselves and their relationships. Changing the way a story is told can reduce shame and open paths to healthier interaction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest strategies that make sense for your situation. The plan can change as you try things and see what helps.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy family schedules. Video calls let you work face to face from home, phone sessions fit tighter days, and live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistent progress while managing childcare, work, and other responsibilities.

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.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

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 concerns does she address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, parenting, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, anger, self esteem, career concerns, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

She takes a collaborative, practical approach that focuses on building trust, setting clear boundaries, and practicing new ways of relating in daily life.

How long has she practiced?

She has 15 years of experience working as a licensed marriage and family therapist.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LMFT licensed in California with license number CA LMFT 47468 and practices from California.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Addictions
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Depression
Grief
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Trauma and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 15 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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