Shelia Storey, LPC - Therapist in Georgia

About Shelia

Shelia Storey is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people facing addictions, trauma, parenting challenges, and self-esteem concerns. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what each person is trying to change. She values a strengths-based view and encourages clients to use their existing resources to move forward.

With 20 years of work in Georgia, she draws on a range of practical methods to address motivation, confidence, and stress that comes with caregiving or financial strain.

Background and approach

Sessions tend to be collaborative, with straightforward goals and steps to practice between meetings. She balances support with tools that help people manage urges, process difficult experiences, and build healthier habits. Her style centers on the client as the expert in their life while offering guidance and structure where it helps.

She uses techniques that target thinking patterns and emotional regulation, along with brief, goal-focused strategies when appropriate. This mix allows for both deeper healing and faster problem-solving when needed. People who value clear options and steady encouragement often find this approach useful.

She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the first steps manageable and respectful of each person's pace. She works in English and practices under the Georgia LPC credential.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's lead, helping people feel heard and supported while they decide what changes to make. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and build confidence. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills to manage strong feelings and impulsive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to work on these skills. Video calls and phone sessions allow face-to-face conversation, while live chat and text messaging provide shorter check-ins and on-the-go support. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around family, work, and caregiving responsibilities, while still practicing the techniques that were agreed on during sessions.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Shelia help address?

Shelia works with concerns related to addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and self-esteem. She also focuses on caregiver stress, drug and alcohol addiction, and money or financial issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing the person's strengths and input. She combines direct skill teaching with supportive listening and goal-oriented steps.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of professional work experience in counseling. That experience includes helping people with motivation, confidence, and coping skills.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Georgia with licence number GA LPC LPC010866.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow different ways to meet based on preference.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Pricing depends on those factors.

How do I begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Georgia
Languages: English

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