- Focus on skills
- Collaborative planning
- Experience with trauma
About Heather
Heather Sheidler is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan with 16 years of experience. She helps people facing anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and relationship or family stress. She listens without judgment and works alongside clients to set realistic goals and next steps.
She has practiced in residential and outpatient community mental health settings. That experience means she has supported people through life transitions, complex trauma, and ongoing mood or anger struggles. She has also helped those coping with parenting challenges, addictions, and grief.
Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Client-Centered Therapy. Sessions focus on practical skills people can use between meetings, such as tools for managing panic symptoms, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and building healthier communication patterns.
Heather emphasizes collaboration. She works with each person to tailor goals and a plan that fit their situation. Active steps outside sessions are encouraged, because practice helps change stick.
Many people reach out when worry, panic, or relationship strain interferes with daily life. Heather aims to offer straightforward support and teach specific strategies so clients can feel more in control and move toward their personal goals.
How Heather's approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for managing anxiety, panic, and life changes by teaching ways to move forward despite difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift thinking patterns that fuel panic and worry, and it includes practical exercises to reduce symptoms and test new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for regulating intense emotions, handling crises, and improving relationships, which can help when panic and mood swings are frequent.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best for their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will adjust methods over time based on what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit appointments into a busy week, save travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when needed. Online visits also make it easier to practice skills in everyday settings and to bring examples from home into the conversation. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT tools to work effectively in remote sessions when those formats are offered.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Heather help with?
Heather works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, panic disorder and panic attacks, depression, relationship and family stress, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and mood or anger issues.
How would Heather describe her therapy style?
She uses a practical, collaborative style that emphasizes learning tools and skills. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps clients can practice between meetings.
What is Heather's professional background?
She has 16 years of experience in the mental health field, including work in residential and outpatient community mental health settings.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
Heather holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and she practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with Heather?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.