Oksana Shiell, LMFT
California · 18 years in practice
Oksana Shiell is a licensed marriage and family therapist who brings 18 years of clinical experience to her work.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 50698 · expires April 2027
- LMFT, Arkansas
- M2402001 · expires May 2026
- NPI
- 1881471209 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English, Russian, Ukrainian
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Oksana
Oksana Shiell is a licensed marriage and family therapist who brings 18 years of clinical experience to her work. She offers calm, straightforward care and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions. Her approach centers on connecting feelings to everyday problems.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name emotions that drive their reactions. She also draws on client-centered methods to keep conversations grounded in each person's values and goals.
Background and approach
Oksana uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when they fit the situation. Those tools include skills for calming intense emotions, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and improving communication. She aims to teach skills people can use between sessions.
She has worked in clinical roles since 2011 and supervised other clinicians beginning in 2017. That background informs a steady, experienced presence in sessions and an emphasis on clear, teachable strategies. Oksana speaks English, Russian, and Ukrainian.
She practices with a focus on respect and sensitivity and adapts plans to each person's needs. The first session is treated as a chance to map out realistic goals and decide what will be most useful going forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Oksana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Oksana names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-focused care that fits your life online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and work with the emotions that shape their reactions. It focuses on noticing patterns in feelings and changing how people respond to painful emotions, which can help with anxiety, relationship stress, and self-esteem struggles.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person sets the pace. The therapist listens, mirrors concerns, and helps people find solutions that match their values and goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers short-term, practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. CBT techniques are useful for anxiety, anger, and building new coping skills that can be practiced between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate to choose or combine methods based on your needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape short-term goals and which skills to practice.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone is handy when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders and brief skill practice. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines and different lifestyles.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, parenting problems, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, along with related issues like attachment, body image, and isolation.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered care and practical skills from cognitive and dialectical behavior approaches to help people understand feelings and change habits.
What is her professional background?
She has worked in clinical settings since 2011 and has served as a clinical supervisor since 2017, bringing 18 years of overall experience to her practice.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMFT credentials in California and Arkansas and practices with a focus on people located in Arkansas for local services.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Are international clients supported?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and communication preferences.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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