About Heather
Heather Oddy offers a straightforward, person-focused approach to therapy. She draws on several well-established methods to help people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and low self-esteem. Heather is identified by her NCPS credential, which she maintains alongside monthly clinical supervision.
She usually adapts her way of working to fit each person’s needs. Sessions can include talking through thoughts and feelings, practical strategies to manage day-to-day problems, and exercises to build new habits.
How Heather works
Heather mentions experience supporting people with depression, trauma, stress, loss and bereavement, and those who suspect they may have ADHD. Her background blends cognitive approaches with attachment and emotionally-focused methods. That mix lets her address both thought patterns and the ways people relate to others.
Heather also incorporates mindfulness and acceptance techniques to help with difficult emotions. People come to her for many concerns: sleep and eating issues, anger, parenting strains, career stress, and coping with life changes. She also lists additional areas such as body image, chronic illness, caregiving stress and communication problems.
Her practice includes attention to abandonment and adoption-related themes. Sessions are offered from the United Kingdom and are conducted in English. Heather works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Heather lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Heather works with
The areas below are the ones Heather selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Heather uses therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress and difficulties where avoidance keeps someone stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and introduces practical techniques for managing symptoms like low mood or intrusive worries. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and helps people understand how early connections shape current reactions and intimacy issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Heather will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will try methods that suit your situation. She adapts what she uses as you progress so the plan stays relevant to your needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy fit everyday life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or you prefer no camera. Live chat and text messaging can be handy for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to access regular sessions from different locations and at different times.
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