- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Relationship issues
About Sylvia
Sylvia Lee is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin with 19 years of experience. She works with adults who are carrying heavy feelings like guilt, shame, grief, anxiety, or doubt about relationships and life choices. People often seek her help for stress, depression, LGBT-related questions, intimacy concerns, parenting struggles, or career changes.
Sylvia centers her work on the idea that each person knows their story best. She listens without judgment and helps people notice their strengths. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer choices, not on labels or quick fixes. The first meeting is about understanding what matters most to the client and what feels hardest right now.
She uses a mix of Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts and actions link to feelings. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy are also tools she draws on to set small, manageable goals. These approaches are used to address things like grief, attachment concerns, body image, and coping with chronic illness or life transitions.
Sylvia also works with issues that can carry stigma, including kink and alternative sex culture matters, abandonment and attachment wounds, blended family dynamics, and caregiving stress. She pays attention to both practical problem-solving and the emotions underneath those problems.
Her background includes long-term counseling work with diverse adults. Sessions aim to help people clarify next steps, try new ways of coping, and build on the strengths they already have. If you are feeling stuck by guilt or shame about a choice or who you are, she offers a straightforward approach to talk it through.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the client says. It helps when someone needs a steady listener and clarity about their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that feed guilt or shame.Choosing an approach is usually collaborative. Sylvia will explore your goals, preferences, and what feels most practical for you. Together you decide whether to focus on changing unhelpful thoughts, setting small goals, or using reflective conversation to better understand patterns.
The original profile does not list specific online formats. Confirm the session options before booking so you know what is offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let someone join from wherever they are living in Wisconsin. A therapist will talk through which approach and which session rhythm fit a client’s day-to-day life.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, LGBT-related concerns, intimacy and relationship issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, and related life changes.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She listens for the stories behind those feelings and uses client-centered work and CBT to examine thoughts and behaviors that keep the feelings active.
What is her professional background?
She has 19 years of counseling experience working with adults across a range of concerns and settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Wisconsin and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.