Heather Cooper

Compassionate, strengths-focused guidance

LPCC Ohio

Experience: 7 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Heather

Heather Cooper is an Ohio-licensed LPCC with seven years of clinical experience who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, and LGBTQ-related challenges.

Background and approach

She centers the person in therapy, working from the view that clients are experts on their own lives and bringing out the strengths that support change. Her background includes work with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, grief, intimacy-related challenges, and career and self-esteem issues.

Heather blends practical strategies with empathic listening, drawing on approaches that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered methods, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy among others. She emphasizes collaboration and empowerment, helping clients take courageous first steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Heather also attends to complex areas like compassion fatigue, ADHD, codependency, and adjustment to life changes, tailoring support to each person’s needs and goals.

How Heather Integrates Therapeutic Approaches Online

Heather often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients explore links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and to build concrete coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create an accepting, empathetic environment that emphasizes the client’s perspective and strengths. When emotion regulation and distress tolerance are central concerns, elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy may be incorporated to teach balancing strategies and improve interpersonal effectiveness.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most workable in their life, and then adjusts methods over time based on progress and feedback. This flexible, client-focused orientation helps tailor treatment to individual needs.

Online therapy with Heather is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for differing schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and enable ongoing access to a licensed professional without the need to travel, while still supporting meaningful therapeutic work.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Heather address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression, grief, career matters, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

Therapy is collaborative and person-centered, combining empathic listening with practical techniques drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other modalities to support lasting change.

How much experience does she have?

Heather has seven years of professional work experience supporting people through a variety of life challenges and mood-related concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is an LPCC licensed in Ohio with the credential number OH LPCC E.2303412.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

She does not accept international clients at this time and provides services to clients located within the therapist's permitted region.

Which session formats are offered?

Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

How is payment handled and what does therapy cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Depression

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English