- Years in practice
- 19
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Heather
Heather Kleckinger-Craven is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with 19 years of experience. She focuses on practical, goal-oriented work that helps people make changes they can notice in day-to-day life. Her sessions emphasize building skills and finding clear alternatives when something isn’t working.
She draws on approaches that help people change thoughts and behaviors and that focus on practical solutions. That means sessions often include small, doable strategies to reduce stress, manage anxiety, or address sleeping and addiction concerns.
Background and approach
Heather also helps people tackle relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Over nearly two decades she has worked with concerns such as bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and co-morbidity where more than one issue is present. She also supports people dealing with divorce and separation, family of origin issues, and persistent feelings of guilt and shame.
Process addictions like porn, exercise, and gambling are within her focus areas as well. Heather uses goal setting as a core part of sessions and checks progress regularly so adjustments can be made. Her style is collaborative and practical - she works with clients to identify skills that fit their lives.
Sessions may include discussion, simple practices, and steps to try between meetings. She offers services in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work. Heather practices in Louisiana as an LPC and brings steady, experienced guidance for people seeking concrete strategies.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Co-morbidity
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Heather lists
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 guide online sessions
Heather uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice how thoughts affect feelings and actions, then practice small changes to improve mood and behavior. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many stress-related concerns.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy which concentrates on clear, short-term goals and practical steps. This approach helps people identify what they want to change and try specific strategies that can be reviewed and adjusted quickly.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Heather collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she revises the plan as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging can fit brief reflections between meetings. These options help people fit sessions into work, parenting, and busy lives.
Questions people ask about Heather
What concerns does Heather commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting concerns, and related problems such as sleeping and anger.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her sessions are collaborative and solution-focused, emphasizing clear goals and practical skills people can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have in counseling?
Heather has 19 years of experience working in the mental health field.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered for online work?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote sessions.
How are fees handled and what is the cost structure?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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