Ana Sikula, LCSW
Licensed in Illinois · 10 years in practice
Ana Sikula is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strains.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149014407 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1043667504 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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About Ana
Ana Sikula is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strains. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that can make daily life feel more manageable. Ana speaks English and Spanish and draws on ten years of clinical experience.
Her work is collaborative and straightforward. She listens closely, helps clients notice patterns that keep problems going, and offers tools to change those patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions often include talking through emotions, practicing new ways to communicate, and trying small experiments between meetings. Ana uses methods that fit each person's needs, such as approaches that focus on thoughts and behaviors, attention to attachment and emotional bonds, and strategies that help clarify values and actions.
She pays attention to family and career stresses, parenting concerns, grief, trauma, and identity issues including LGBT matters. People also turn to her for help with sleep problems, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and major life transitions. She supports those dealing with blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, fertility or end-of-life concerns, and immigration-related challenges.
Outside of work she is a partner and parent of two boys and enjoys cooking, travel, and lifelong learning. That personal perspective informs a down-to-earth style in sessions. Ana aims to help clients build resilience, find practical ways forward, and create more satisfying connections in their lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ana names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
Approaches that guide online sessions
Ana commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going; it can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current relationships and communication, which can be useful for intimacy issues, family conflict, and parenting concerns.Choosing the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaboration guides which approaches are emphasized and how skills are practiced between sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling more flexible. Video is useful when visual cues and face-to-face interactions matter. Phone sessions fit times when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can help with brief updates, coaching moments, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help fit therapy into busy lives while allowing ongoing work on thoughts, emotions, and relationships.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Ana focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and identity concerns among others.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and practical, combining talk, skills practice, and small experiments to change unhelpful patterns.
How long has she practiced clinically?
Ana brings ten years of clinical experience to her work with individuals facing a range of life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Illinois LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Ana offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging depending on need and preference.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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