- Client-centered care
- Mindfulness and CBT
- Focus on body signals
About Heather
Heather Dillard is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 13 years of experience helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about their next steps. She welcomes adults and teens who are dealing with anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, stress, life changes, or trouble finding direction. Her writing and tone are straightforward and focused on practical steps people can use right away.
Heather uses a whole-body view of wellbeing that links physical sensations to thoughts and feelings. She pays attention to how stress appears in the body as well as in mood and behavior. That means conversations often include noticing breathing, bodily tension, and how emotions move through the body alongside talk about thoughts and daily routines.
Her work blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness. Clients can expect empathetic listening first, then collaboratively chosen strategies to reduce anxiety, manage grief, or build healthier habits. Somatic practices and trauma-focused ideas are used when helpful to process strong reactions and past experiences.
Heather also supports people facing chronic pain, illness, or disability, and those wrestling with career choices or life purpose. She brings attention to compassion fatigue and coaching-style ideas when people want clearer goals and more energy for daily life.
To begin, a person follows the site process to match with her and schedule sessions. Heather aims to help people notice small changes that add up to feeling steadier and more able to move forward.
How Heather’s approaches translate to online work
Heather commonly uses client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns and try new responses. Client-centered work means the conversation centers on what matters most to the person, with the therapist reflecting and clarifying. Cognitive behavioral strategies focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.She also draws on mindfulness to help people slow down and notice their thoughts and bodily sensations. Mindfulness practices can support stress management, improve focus, and reduce reactivity. These approaches are introduced collaboratively so the person and therapist decide what feels most useful for the goals at hand.
Finding the right style is part of the work together. Heather will help a person figure out which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress and new information emerge.
The original biography states Heather provides therapy online, but it does not list specific session formats beyond that. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work and family routines, reduce commute time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make engaging in somatic or mindfulness practices more convenient within daily life.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Heather commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, and coping with life changes. Heather also focuses on trauma and abuse, eating concerns, career questions, compassion fatigue, chronic pain and illness, life purpose, and post-traumatic stress.
What is her general therapy style like?
Her style starts with client-centered listening so the person feels heard. From there she blends practical techniques such as cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, somatic awareness, and trauma-focused ideas as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working with adults and teens on a range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
Heather practices in Texas and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography indicates therapy is offered online; please confirm current session options before booking to make sure they match your needs.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.