About Heather
Heather Dillard is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people who feel stuck by anxiety, grief, low motivation, or life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Heather aims to make therapy feel approachable for someone juggling busy days and big feelings.
She uses a whole-body perspective that links how the body holds stress with emotional and mental patterns. Sessions include paying attention to physical sensations as well as thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
That can help when anxiety or grief feels lodged in the body and not just in the mind. Heather combines client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral work and somatic approaches. She supports people in noticing unhelpful thinking, trying small behavior changes, and noticing physical cues that affect mood.
Mindfulness practices are folded into sessions so clients can learn ways to pause and respond instead of reacting. Her practice also focuses on trauma-informed care and life transitions, including grief, career shifts, compassion fatigue, and chronic illness or pain. She draws on thirteen years of experience to tailor each session to what the person brings in that week.
Heather practices as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - in Texas. Therapy is offered online through video, phone, chat, or text messaging to make scheduling easier for people with busy lives.
How somatic and practical therapy works online
Heather uses somatic therapy to help people notice physical sensations that connect to emotions and stress. This approach guides attention to breathing, body tension, and posture so clients can learn how the body signals overwhelm and relief. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. Heather listens to each person's story and goals, and together they decide whether somatic work, CBT, mindfulness, or trauma-focused strategies fit best. The plan can change as progress unfolds and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different routines. Video allows for movement and body awareness work, while phone or text options suit people who need quick check-ins or less screen time. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep consistent momentum between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English