- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Heather
Heather Burgess is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She has worked in clinical roles since 2018 after completing her master’s degree and brings five years of experience to her practice. Heather focuses on practical steps and clear goals when people come for help.
She aims to provide nonjudgmental support while encouraging clients to take active steps toward change. Sessions are collaborative - Heather listens first, then helps design a plan that fits each person's life.
Background and approach
She emphasizes validation and helps clients notice small steps forward. Heather has worked in a range of settings including residential substance use programs and crisis advocacy. She has also provided in-home therapy that connects school, home, legal, and social supports to reduce the chance of out-of-home placement.
That experience informs how she helps people navigate complex systems and supports. Her counseling draws heavily from cognitive behavioral ideas and uses trauma-informed thinking. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness, and narrative techniques as useful tools.
Heather adapts methods to the goals someone brings to sessions. Common reasons people seek her help include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, relationship strain, anger, self-esteem, parenting challenges, and ADHD-related struggles. She works with practical problems like communication, caregiving stress, blended family dynamics, and recovery from loss or abuse.
Heather aims to empower clients to build new awareness and skills. She favors creativity in planning and focuses on achievable, measurable steps so people can see progress over time.
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
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heather lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values. It focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal goals, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and skill building to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and anger by changing unhelpful thinking patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills help with intense emotions, relationship friction, and impulsive behaviors.
Heather approaches selecting methods as a team effort. She will work with each person to figure out which approaches match their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust the plan over time based on what is helpful.
Online therapy lets people fit sessions into busy lives through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone can be a quicker check-in or for lower bandwidth, live chat works for paced written conversation, and messaging supports brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to stay consistent and try different formats as needs change.
Questions people ask about Heather
What kinds of concerns does Heather help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, relationship issues, anger, self-esteem, parenting challenges, and ADHD-related struggles.
What is Heather's therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and action oriented. She listens, validates, and then helps design specific steps and goals tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Heather has five years of experience since completing her master’s degree in 2018 and has worked in residential programs, crisis advocacy, and in-home therapy settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Heather offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to start, choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to available times.
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