Ana Sikula, LCSW

Ana Sikula is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and intimacy-related concerns. She works with individuals on depression, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Ana speaks English and Spanish and draws on ten years of clinical experience to guide conversations and next steps.

Ana’s style is warm and straightforward. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical skills, and understanding how past experiences shape current patterns. She pays attention to communication, attachment patterns, and everyday routines that affect sleep, mood, and energy.

Her work draws from several approaches including cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment techniques, and emotionally focused methods to address relationship and intimacy concerns. Ana also uses attachment-based and client-centered perspectives to help people feel heard and understood while they try new ways of coping.

She has experience supporting people with ADHD, bipolar concerns, caregiving stress, and workplace-related distress. Other areas include blended family issues, fertility and end-of-life counseling, immigration-related stress, and eating or body image struggles. Ana tailors the plan to each person’s priorities rather than offering a one-size-fits-all program.

Outside of practice she is a partner and mother of two boys and enjoys cooking, spiritual growth, and travel. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on her availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Ana uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful thinking and shift behavior patterns that keep problems going. CBT can be useful for anxiety, mood concerns, sleep struggles, and practical life changes.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then act toward values-based goals. This approach can help with stress, chronic worry, and the frustration that comes with life transitions.

Attachment-based work and emotionally focused ideas guide conversations about how early relationships shape current connection patterns. These approaches are often used when intimacy, communication, or relationship dynamics are central concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods as progress is made. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Discuss practical preferences with the therapist to find a rhythm that fits your schedule and needs.