- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Heather
Heather Sheidler is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 16 years of experience in mental health. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, grief, or trauma. Heather focuses on practical steps you can use between sessions to make daily life feel more manageable.
Her background includes work in residential programs and community outpatient settings. That variety shaped her approach to common concerns like family conflict, mood and anger management, and complex trauma or abuse.
Background and approach
She has also supported people dealing with addiction, panic, and attention challenges such as ADHD. Heather borrows from several counseling approaches to fit each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns.
She blends that with acceptance and mindfulness skills, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to help regulate strong emotions. In sessions she aims to create a straightforward, collaborative space. Conversations focus on skill practice, small experiments, and plans that can be used at home.
She also emphasizes the role of a client's own effort between meetings to make progress. Parents who are juggling stress, blended-family issues, caregiving strain, or communication breakdowns will find a practical orientation in her work. Heather supports people who want clearer boundaries, better emotion control, and healthier daily routines.
She tailors each plan to fit what a person needs right now.
What Heather works with
Everything Heather lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Heather helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heather lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small actions that move a person toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete steps to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and panic attacks. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and build steadiness through daily practice.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs and preferences. Clients and therapist make adjustments over time so the plan fits how you live and what you want to achieve.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in several formats: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skill demonstration and deeper interaction. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or you need a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day or to follow up with brief questions between meetings.
Questions people ask about Heather
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, and mood disorders among other issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Therapy is collaborative and practical. She uses skills practice, mindful awareness, and problem-solving to help people change what isn’t working.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of experience and has worked in residential and outpatient community mental health settings.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in the state of Michigan.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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