Heather Sheidler , LPC

Heather Sheidler is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. She works with adults who are struggling with depression, relationship and family conflict, parenting strain, mood and anger challenges, and issues around addiction and ADHD. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at helping people take practical steps forward.

She brings 16 years of experience from residential and outpatient community mental health settings. That background means she has worked with a wide variety of concerns and knows how to adapt to different situations. Sessions typically involve building skills, talking through patterns, and setting realistic goals for change.

Heather uses a mix of well-known counseling approaches to tailor care to each person. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and a client-centered stance. That combination lets her teach coping tools, help people notice unhelpful thoughts, and support stronger emotion regulation.

In work with trauma and abuse, she focuses on safety, pacing, and practical strategies that reduce symptoms over time. For parenting and family concerns she helps individuals clarify values, strengthen communication, and set boundaries that fit their family life. She also helps with grief, intimacy issues, and finding purpose after major life changes.

Heather expects active collaboration. She helps clients identify small steps they can try between sessions and adjusts the plan as progress happens. If someone is ready to make a change, she offers steady support and concrete skills to move forward.

How Heather blends approaches in online care

Heather commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and panic. CBT focuses on practical skills and experiments you can try between sessions to reduce symptoms and increase functioning.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters most and take committed action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT can be useful for grief, life transitions, and chronic stress where avoidance has become a problem.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together you decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy schedules. Video sessions let you work in real time and practice skills with guidance. Phone sessions can be a good option with limited bandwidth or when being off camera helps. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing reflections between longer sessions, giving flexibility for different needs and rhythms.