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Shirley Cayko

MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-803
Credentials
MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-803
NPI Number
1659566495
Location
Montana
Languages
English
Shirley Cayko

Accepting new clients

18 years experience
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About Shirley Cayko

I am licensed in Montana with 18 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I also have experience working with coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

Licenses

LCSW
BBH-LCSW-LIC-803

Professional experience

  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • LGBT
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Avoidant personality
  • Cancer
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Chronic pain, illness, and disability
  • Communication problems
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce and separation
  • Emptiness
  • Family problems
  • Gender dysphoria
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Immigration issues
  • Infidelity
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Life purpose
  • Money and financial issues
  • Mood disorders
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Paranoia
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Postpartum depression
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
  • Workplace issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

13 Reviews

“Shirley is a very smart and talented therapist. We’ve made good progress in a short time and I look forward to continuing to our sessions together. When I mentioned a book on IFS I had read she started reading it as well almost immediately. Thank you Shirley”

“Shirley Cayko has, hands down, been the best therapist I have had in a while. She is very helpful with the crises in my personal life, and she responds to every one of them professionally. It is hard to form a bond with a therapist virtually, but Shirley made that possible.”

“She has been kind and understanding, but also very honest with me which i appreciate.”

“She has been really good at giving me different ways to deal with the problems that enter my life”

“Shirley is experienced and caring. She gets to the heart of the matter quickly and has thoughtful insights for me.”

“Experienced in areas of mental health and the support systems for families.”

“Shirley is kind, compassionate and meets you where you’re at. She is a great person to talk to and provides many resources even outside of scheduled sessions.”

“Dr. Cayko is amazing. She is very easy to connect with and I feel like she has truly helped me through a very tough time.”

“She is so patient and amping she let's me ease into things and is just the sweetest (:”

“Great therapist. Someone I could talk to without judgement”

“Shirley has been a tremendous help in sharing resources and tools! I feel like my life has changed in the time that I’ve seen her.”

“Shirley is a therapist I immediately felt comfortable with. She’s been kind, understanding and ready to provide tools and remind me of my strengths when I needed to hear it.”

“Shirley Cayko, has help me to understand why my feelings are and has help me feel better in my situation and all my difficulties. Still she is working with me .... :)”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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