- Stress and anxiety
- LGBTQ+ concerns
- Trauma and abuse
About Heather
Heather Cooper is an Ohio LPCC with seven years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, LGBTQ+ related concerns, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse. Heather begins by listening to each person's story and recognizing the strengths they already have.
Heather frames therapy as a collaborative effort. She encourages clients to name what feels most urgent and to set small, practical goals. Sessions focus on clear steps a person can try between meetings, rather than long explanations without action.
Her style blends client-centered conversations with practical skills from cognitive behavioral work and emotional regulation tools from dialectical behavior approaches. She also draws on existential and Jungian ideas when questions about meaning, identity, and life direction come up.
Heather often helps with common early-adult concerns such as beginning a career, managing changing relationships, and coping with grief or loss of routine. She also supports people navigating mood challenges like depression or bipolar symptoms, and those handling burnout or compassion fatigue.
Clients can expect straightforward, respectful sessions that aim to reduce immediate distress and build steady coping patterns. Heather asks about strengths and resources at the start, then works toward doable changes that fit a person's life. If someone is unsure whether therapy is a good move, she helps clarify options and next steps.
How Heather uses therapy approaches online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so goals come from the client. It helps when someone wants a respectful space to make sense of feelings and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anger, relationship strain, and emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean starting with skill-building, then adding deeper conversations about values or identity when useful.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for focused check-ins during lunch breaks or between commitments. Some formats also work better when someone prefers not to be on camera or needs a quicker phone check-in; discuss these practical needs when arranging sessions.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Heather works with stress, anxiety, LGBTQ+ related issues, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, and related areas listed on her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a client-centered approach combined with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and skills from dialectical behavior therapy.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional work experience as an LPCC in Ohio.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPCC licensed in Ohio and practices with that credential in the state.
Can non-US or international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current options before booking to know whether video, phone, or other formats are offered.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
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