- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Ana
Ana Sikula is a licensed clinical social worker who helps parents and individuals manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She speaks English and Spanish and brings ten years of experience to sessions. Her style is warm and direct, focused on practical steps parents can try between meetings.
She uses approaches like acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to teach skills for coping with worry and low mood.
Background and approach
Attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused work guide conversations about closeness and trust. Sessions often include skill practice, role-play for hard conversations, and short homework tasks to build new habits. Ana draws on experience working with caregiving stress, blended family issues, fertility and end-of-life concerns, and immigration-related strain.
She also supports people facing burnout, compassion fatigue, and career-related pressure. Her work includes addressing attention differences, grief, trauma, and intimacy-related problems. People can expect a collaborative plan that matches their goals and life demands.
Ana pays attention to family of origin patterns and communication problems while helping clients set boundaries and manage control issues. She frames progress as small, steady changes rather than instant fixes. Outside of work she is a partner and mother of two boys and enjoys cooking, travel, and lifelong learning.
That perspective shapes a practical, down-to-earth approach to parenting concerns and everyday stress. Ana practices in Illinois and offers services in both English and Spanish.
What Ana works with
Everything Ana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ana helps people with.
- 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 lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Ana commonly uses acceptance and commitment therapy and attachment-based therapy in sessions. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then commit to values-based actions that matter most. Attachment-based therapy focuses on patterns of closeness and trust and can help people improve communication and emotional connection.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Ana will talk with each person about their goals, concerns, and daily life. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as work progresses so the therapy fits the client's needs and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for practice of new communication skills. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, coaching-style prompts, or brief problem-solving between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Ana
What concerns does Ana commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges as well as grief, trauma, and career strain.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on skill building, communication practice, and small behavioral changes between sessions.
What is Ana's background and experience?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience supporting people through life transitions, caregiving stress, and workplace challenges.
Where is Ana licensed and based?
She holds an Illinois LCSW and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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