- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Cecilia
Cecilia Wheeler is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 23 years of professional experience. She works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, low self-esteem, and motivation. Cecilia also supports clients coping with grief, relationship strain, career stress, depression, addictions, ADHD, and anger.
She frames clients as the expert in their own life and focuses on practical steps and skills. Sessions emphasize clear strategies drawn from cognitive and behavioral approaches. Cecilia aims to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and measure what helps.
Her work includes direct tools for handling strong emotions and building steadier routines. That can mean skill practice to reduce reactivity, problem-solving for daily pressures, or short-term plans to get through a difficult period. She also uses approaches suited to trauma work when past harm affects present behavior.
Cecilia uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside mindfulness and solution-focused ideas. Those methods are used to teach emotion regulation, improve communication, and set achievable goals. She keeps sessions focused and practical so people can apply new skills between meetings.
People who reach out usually want to reduce arguments, manage workplace frustration, or stop resentment from building. The first meeting typically reviews immediate concerns and identifies one or two doable goals. From there she and the client decide what to try next.
Approaches used in online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test them with real-life behavior changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and workplace stress by breaking big problems into smaller steps.Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those skills can reduce yelling or impulsive reactions and improve how someone handles triggers.
Cecilia will work with each person to find the best mix of approaches. She will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps in practice. Deciding on an approach is collaborative and may change as progress is made.
Please confirm which session formats she currently offers before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions commonly help fit therapy into daily life by making it easier to schedule shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, or use phone-only meetings if bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can use the same CBT and DBT tools remotely to practice skills, plan behavioral experiments, and review homework between meetings.
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Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, career stress, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and skills-based, using clear strategies from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, solution-focused and trauma-focused approaches to teach emotion regulation and problem-solving.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 23 years of professional experience as a clinician working with the concerns listed above.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LISW credential and is licensed in Ohio.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.