01 · Who Sheila works with

Sheila works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and grief

Sheila lists 18 specialisms and 38 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Sheila chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Sheila's own words

What Sheila says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Sheila Hodge-Windover, has been helping people with intimate and interpersonal relationships for many years. She helps people with all types of relationships, from pre-marital sweethearts, married couples, pre and post divorce, extended family, sibling conflict, addicted relationships, domestic violence, workplace conflict, organizations with large multi-party conflicts, and all types of intimate and interpersonal relationships. As a Prominent relationship therapist she is currently serving as the Clinical Director and counselor at the Mind, Heart and Soul Counseling where she works with a broad spectrum of clients. Her therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges.

She integrates complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalised approach tailored to each client with compassion and understanding. She works with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing. She believes in helping her clients realise their full potential.

Hodge-Windover completed a Ph.D, in Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine from Northcentral University. She is also a graduate of Cameron University where she obtained a MS degree in Behavioral Science and a BS degree in Psychology. Before migrating to the US, she was the founder and Scholastic Director of the Mind Builder Early Group and Probation Officer/Child Protection Officer for the Government of the beautiful Caribbean Island of St Kitts and Nevis. Some of her many accomplishments included Winning the Caribbean Youth Of the Year Award (1990), St Kitts and Nevis National Youth Award, 1992, authoring 4 booklets, writing, directing, and performing in various plays.

Sheila Hodge-Windover, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Sheila works

The 5 approaches Sheila lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Sheila lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Sheila's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Sheila runs a session.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Emotionally Focused TherapyEFT

Built for couples and rooted in attachment: the recurring argument is treated as a cycle two people are stuck in rather than as one person's fault. Sessions work to interrupt the cycle and get to what each person is actually asking for underneath it.

The Gottman Method

A couples approach built on decades of observational research into what distinguishes relationships that last. Structured and assessment-led: it maps friendship, conflict and shared meaning, then works on the specific mechanics of how the two of you argue.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Also listed

• Hypnotherapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Sheila practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Sheila's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Sheila at this point.

2. Naming Sheila specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Sheila is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Sheila.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

2 questions worth asking Sheila

Built from what Sheila actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Sheila's - Sheila has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LMFT

Licensed in

Oklahoma

Licence

OK LMFT LMFT01000

Licence number

LMFT01000

Licence expires

31 Dec 2026

NPI

1538488184

Years in practice

3

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

9 Jun 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Sheila's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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