About Heather
Heather Sheidler is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Michigan who helps people manage anxiety, stress, and difficult life changes. She works with individuals who are dealing with trauma, relationship and family conflicts, parenting strain, mood concerns, and issues like addiction or eating problems. Her style is direct and collaborative, focused on practical skills and steady progress.
With 16 years in the mental health field, Heather has experience across residential and outpatient community settings.
How Heather works
She has spent a lot of time helping people recover from physical trauma and emotional abuse, and she often supports those facing panic, bipolar mood shifts, or intense anger. She also addresses attachment concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, and isolation. Heather draws from evidence-informed approaches to build a plan that fits each person.
She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based approaches, plus elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing, all shaped around a client-centered way of working. Sessions aim to teach coping skills, improve communication, and reduce overwhelming symptoms. Her practice emphasizes a collaborative relationship.
Clients can expect a mix of short-term skill work and longer-term exploration depending on goals. Heather encourages active participation and practical homework between sessions to reinforce progress. People ready to make changes can start with a matching process and scheduling steps to find times that work.
Heather frames therapy as a partnership to identify strengths, set reachable goals, and build more stable day-to-day coping.
Heather lists 8 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values, even when feelings are intense. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behavior through practical exercises, which can reduce panic attacks, mood symptoms, and worry. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts exercises and pacing so techniques feel relevant and doable rather than academic or rigid.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone calls need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Messaging and live chat offer shorter check-ins, written reflections, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and integrate new skills into everyday life.
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A practical next step
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