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Ana Sikula, LCSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Ana

Ana Sikula is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, parenting concerns, and other life transitions.

Background and approach

She blends practical problem-solving with compassionate listening to support clients working through depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, ADHD, and career or caregiving stress. Ana’s practice reflects a holistic perspective that honors each person’s history, cultural background, and current goals.

Her work emphasizes building stronger communication skills, increasing self-understanding, and developing tools for coping and resilience. Ana draws on Internal Family Systems alongside evidence-based therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tailor care to each client’s needs.

Fluent in English and Spanish, she brings ten years of clinical experience and an LCSW credential to her practice in Illinois, and she is comfortable addressing attachment, blended family dynamics, fertility and end-of-life concerns, immigration-related stresses, and other complex situations.

Outside of practice she is a partner and parent, interested in nutritious cooking, holistic growth, and community connection, and she applies that same attention to practical life factors when collaborating with clients on realistic, sustainable change.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care



Internal Family Systems is an approach that helps people explore different parts of themselves - for example protective or wounded aspects - and learn to relate to those parts with curiosity and compassion. It can be helpful for trauma, intense emotions, and patterns that feel stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying values and learning practical skills to respond differently to difficult thoughts and feelings, which supports coping with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating formed in close relationships and helps people build more supported ways of connecting and communicating, which can reduce conflict and improve intimacy.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ana works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in the moment, adapting techniques from different therapies as needed rather than adhering to a single method. This collaborative exploration helps shape a treatment plan that reflects each person’s needs and pace.

Online therapy offers flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or to receive support from home. These options allow for ongoing momentum between appointments and make it practical to combine conversational work, skill-building exercises, and brief check-ins to support progress over time.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Ana commonly address?
Ana works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and career-related stress. She also addresses specialized topics such as attachment issues, blended family dynamics, fertility concerns, and end-of-life counseling.
What is Ana's therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is compassionate and client-centered, combining listening with practical strategies. She integrates approaches like Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to match treatment to each person’s goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ana has ten years of clinical experience working with diverse concerns across individual and family contexts, bringing a holistic lens to emotional and practical challenges.
What are Ana's credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with license number IL LCSW 149014407.
Does Ana offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is payment and cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started with Ana?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualityTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English, Spanish