Cecilia Wheeler
Calm, practical, strengths-based support
LISW Ohio
- Experience
- 23 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English
About Cecilia
Cecilia Wheeler is an Ohio-licensed social worker with 23 years of clinical experience who draws on practical, evidence-informed methods to support people facing life’s challenges.
Background and approach
She works with concerns such as stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, motivation and self-esteem, addiction, relationship and family difficulties, grief, anger, career transitions, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Her approach highlights clients’ strengths and lived knowledge while using structured techniques to build coping skills and clearer thinking.
Clients can expect a collaborative, respectful style that values their expertise about their own lives. Cecilia emphasizes practical strategies alongside exploration of underlying patterns, helping clients identify what’s most useful in day-to-day life while addressing longer-term goals.
She encourages taking the first steps toward change and acknowledges the courage it takes to begin therapy. Licensed as an LISW in Ohio, she blends supportive presence with methodical tools to help people manage emotions, increase resilience, and move toward meaningful change.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replacing them with more useful thinking and behaviors; it is commonly used for problems like anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to help people cope with intense feelings and improve relationships.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cecilia works with clients to evaluate needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors methods from CBT, DBT, or mindfulness-based practices so the plan fits the person rather than forcing a single model.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access support from home or work. These formats offer flexibility in how and when clients engage in skill practice, check-ins, and therapeutic work while maintaining continuity of care across life changes.
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Experience
23+ years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English