Sheila is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Approved Clinical Supervisor who has specialized in trauma work since 2014. She became an Approved Clinical Supervisor in 2019, allowing her to mentor Licensed Associate Counselors (L.A.C.s) in New Jersey. In 2021, Sheila completed her EMDRIA-approved basic EMDR training through the Personal Transformation Institute, and in 2022 she became EMDR certified. As of July 25, 2024, Sheila is also an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, expanding her role to support EMDR therapists in their growth and development.

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In her consultation work, Sheila brings the roles of evaluator, educator, and motivator. She has led consultation groups at nonprofit organizations and provided individual consultations to newly trained EMDR therapists, seasoned practitioners, and those exploring how EMDR can be integrated into their practice. What makes consulting with Sheila unique is her extensive experience working exclusively with adults in areas such as:

• Active domestic violence

• First-generation Latino clients

• Attachment-based trauma

• PTSD

• ADHD

• Sexual trauma

• Adjustive EMDR techniques

• Incorporating cultural humility

• Anxiety

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Her EMDR work is rooted in the S.A.F.E. approach, providing a compassionate and grounded framework for trauma healing.

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Sheila’s professional achievements are just one part of her story. She is proud to be a first-generation Ecuadorian-American, as well as a spouse, daughter, and mother of two. These roles deeply inform her work and the empathy she brings into every session.

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Therapy with Sheila
Sheila’s goal is for clients to leave therapy knowing their voice matters. She emphasizes that no one knows them better than themselves, and she provides a safe, supportive space to explore and rediscover their own strength.

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What do you hope clients will take away from their experience working with you? 

That their voice matters and what they want matters! I emphasis to clients that no one is going to know them better than themselves, and I am holding the space for them as they start to peel back layers of themselves. 

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Share a little about your personal interests or hobbies outside of therapy, and how they might inform your work with clients. 

I am a firm believer in practicing what you preach, therefore my list of personal interests are: 

• EMDR therapy for myself 

• Health and Fitness (spin / Barre classes / chiropractor alignments) 

• Nutrition (cooking/supplements) 

• Foodie (trying new restaurants & going back to favorite ones) 

• Family Time 

Having my list of personal interests inform my work with clients because I am able to refer clients to providers that I trust as well as engaging in my own therapeutic work allows me to recharge myself with a modality that brings relief. 

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What is your favorite Ice Cream flavor or dessert? 

Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream, Double Belgian Chocolate Chip 

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What is your most used emoji? 

fire emoji 🔥