- Anxiety and depression
- Blended family issues
- Trauma and abuse
About Heather
Heather Sheidler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 16 years of experience. She focuses on practical concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, parenting challenges, and relationship and family problems, including blended family issues. She works with people affected by trauma and abuse and with those managing mood or anger difficulties.
Sheidler has worked in residential and outpatient community mental health settings. She uses several well-established counseling methods and draws on them to respond to each person's situation. Sessions are collaborative and involve reviewing patterns, learning skills, and trying new ways of relating and coping.
The therapist often uses behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and actions. Mindfulness and acceptance practices are included to help people tolerate distress and make values-based choices. Skills from dialectical behavior therapy are used when emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are priorities.
Heather emphasizes concrete tools people can use between sessions. That may include pacing difficult conversations, planning small experiments, or practicing grounding techniques. She explains techniques in plain language and checks that they fit daily life.
People who come for help can expect a straightforward working relationship. Heather asks for active participation, sets collaborative goals, and revisits plans as needs change. To begin she recommends a short matching questionnaire and a first scheduled session to see if the approach fits.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and life changes by focusing on action consistent with personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change patterns that maintain distress. CBT is commonly used for panic, mood problems, and unhelpful thinking.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. That means trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress or obstacles appear.
The therapist's biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so appointments can fit into a lunch break or evening routine. They also let people use mindfulness exercises, behavioral experiments, and skills practice in the moments where everyday stressors occur.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Heather address?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, parenting strain, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, mood and anger issues, and related concerns such as ADHD and grief.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a practical, collaborative approach that combines cognitive-behavioral methods, mindfulness, acceptance-based ideas, and skills from DBT to help with emotion regulation and communication.
How much experience does she have?
Heather has 16 years of experience working in mental health settings, including residential and outpatient community agencies.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in the state of Michigan.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.