About Heather
Heather OConnell uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She is an Ohio Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, and communicates in straightforward, calm language. Heather writes short-term goals with each person and focuses on things that can change now.
Heather draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help with worry, mood struggles, and attention differences. She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past hurts are part of the problem.
How Heather works
Sessions include learning new skills, practicing them between visits, and checking progress together. Her background includes work in community mental health settings with young people and families in Northeast Ohio. That experience shaped her focus on clear communication and simple strategies parents and adults can use day to day.
She brings seven years of counseling experience to her clinical work. Heather aims to create a steady therapeutic relationship where people feel heard and supported. She helps people who are coping with grief, life changes, low self-worth, panic, and social anxiety.
She also supports those managing ADHD symptoms and impulse control challenges. In sessions Heather talks through problems, teaches coping tools, and helps set realistic steps toward goals. She encourages small, practical changes that add up over time.
People leave with homework they can try between meetings and an agreed plan for next steps.
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Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How Heather's Approaches Work Online
Heather uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with practical skills for managing mood and anxiety. CBT is useful for worry, panic symptoms, and mood disorders because it focuses on small changes that produce real results.Mindfulness Therapy in her practice teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and increase calm. These techniques are helpful for stress, social anxiety, and moments of feeling overwhelmed.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether CBT, mindfulness, trauma-focused work, or a mix makes the most sense for the person's needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video lets people work face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging offer ongoing support between sessions and quick ways to practice new skills on the go.
These options make therapy more flexible for people balancing school, work, or parenting, and support steady progress through regular contact and planned homework.
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