- Ten years experience
- Speaks English and Spanish
- IL LCSW
About Ana
Ana Sikula is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and financial worry. She brings ten years of experience and speaks English and Spanish. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them and find clearer ways forward.
Ana uses practical conversation and shared problem solving rather than jargon. She listens for patterns in how emotions and thoughts affect day-to-day life, then works with each person to try different strategies. Sessions often focus on communication skills, setting realistic goals, and managing intense feelings related to grief, trauma, or life changes.
Her background includes work with people experiencing workplace stress, leadership pressures, family business dynamics, and caregiver strain. That experience informs how she helps clients balance professional demands with personal needs. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, blended family issues, and immigration-related concerns.
Ana draws on a mix of approaches such as acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused perspectives, and cognitive-behavioral techniques. She tailors methods to fit each person’s situation rather than insisting on one single method. She also integrates emotion-focused work when relationships and intimacy are central topics.
Outside of work she is a partner and mother of two boys and enjoys cooking, travel, and lifelong learning. Her lived experience of multiple cultures and Spanish language ability shape a sensitive, culturally aware way of working with diverse backgrounds.
How Ana’s approaches translate to online work
Ana commonly draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives, and client-centered conversation in her work. Acceptance and commitment approaches focus on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match values, which can help with anxiety, life changes, and decision making. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people improve closeness and trust. Client-centered work centers the person’s experience, with the therapist following the client’s pace and priorities to build understanding.Finding the right approach is part of the process and Ana treats it as a collaborative effort. She will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that match those aims, and adjust the plan if something isn’t working. That way each person helps shape how sessions proceed and what techniques are emphasized.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Many people find the flexibility helps them maintain consistency while they balance parenting, work, or caregiving demands.
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can Ana help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, trauma, and money and financial issues among many related concerns.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Ana uses a warm, practical style that focuses on listening, clear communication, and hands-on strategies like communication skills and goal setting.
What is her clinical background?
She has ten years of clinical experience and has worked with people facing workplace stress, family business dynamics, and caregiver strain.
What credential and region does she practice in?
Ana is an IL LCSW and practices in Illinois.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.