Therapist profile
Sheila Levine, LMFT
Connecticut
LMFT in Connecticut - Anxiety and Addictions focus
Continue with SheilaWhere Sheila stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Connecticut / 549
- NPI
- 1598787731
- Experience
- 33 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Connecticut
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Sheila
Sheila Levine is a CT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 33 years of practice. She works with adults struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, anger, and mood challenges. Sheila also supports people facing grief, trauma, eating and intimacy concerns, ADHD, and codependency patterns.
Sheila centers sessions on practical steps and on what a person already knows about their life. She treats clients as the expert on their own story and focuses on real skills that can be used between sessions. Conversations tend to be straightforward and focused on small, manageable changes rather than long explanations.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help people recognize unhelpful thoughts and practice emotion regulation. Sheila also uses Mindfulness techniques and Solution-Focused ideas to build awareness and set clear short-term goals. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want help changing habits like substance use or smoking and need to clarify commitment to change.
In a typical session Sheila helps identify patterns that keep someone putting others first. She works on boundary-setting, strengthening communication, and managing urges tied to people-pleasing or substance use. Sessions often include practical homework and step-by-step tools to try between meetings.
Sheila practices in Connecticut and conducts work in English. People who are considering therapy are encouraged to follow the booking steps to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session so they can see whether her style fits their needs.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Online sessions can guide people through thought records and behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood.DBT offers practical skills for managing strong emotions, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance. Remote sessions can teach and practice these skills, then review how they played out during the week.
Sheila approaches choice of method collaboratively. She will work with each person to decide whether CBT, DBT, mindfulness exercises, or solution-focused steps fit best based on goals and daily life. That decision is adjusted as progress is tracked.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use audio-only or lower-bandwidth options if that better fits their routine. The focus is on practical methods that transfer into everyday moments rather than on where a session happens.
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
33+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Sheila works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, anger, depression, grief, trauma, intimacy issues, eating concerns, ADHD, and related matters including codependency.
What is her style in sessions?
She uses practical, skills-based work that focuses on clear steps and tools. Conversations emphasize what the person already knows and how to apply changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 33 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, behavior, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a CT LMFT, which stands for Connecticut Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she practices in Connecticut.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the booking process.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.