Heather Dillard

Heather Dillard is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who feel stuck after loss, major life changes, or the slow drain of chronic stress. Her practice addresses grief, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, career doubts, relationship concerns, and questions about life purpose.

Heather uses straightforward, body-aware work to link physical symptoms and emotional experience. She listens for how stress shows up in daily life and in the body, and she helps clients notice patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions focus on practical steps alongside emotional processing rather than abstract theories.

Her approach draws from client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to clarify thoughts and behaviors that reinforce anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness practices and somatic methods are used to help people recognize bodily signals and regulate strong emotions. Trauma-focused tools are available when past events continue to affect present functioning.

Heather aims to blend talk-based work with attention to the body so progress can feel grounded and tangible. She frames change as a series of small, testable steps people can try between sessions. Work may include short experiments, reframing unhelpful thoughts, and simple body-based practices to reduce arousal.

Sessions are delivered online; prospective clients are asked to confirm current session options before booking. Fees vary by location and are handled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the site button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Heather’s therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Heather uses client-centered methods to focus on what matters most to the person in front of her. That means listening closely, reflecting what she hears, and prioritizing the client’s own goals. This approach helps clarify priorities when someone feels uncertain about next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. Heather works with clients to test small changes, try behavioral experiments, and reframe thoughts that keep anxiety or low mood active. These are concrete steps that can be practiced between online meetings.

She also draws on somatic and mindfulness practices to notice how stress appears in the body. Simple body-based exercises and attention to breathing are offered to help regulate intense emotions and reduce physical tension linked to anxiety or chronic pain.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Heather collaborates with clients to decide whether CBT, somatic work, mindfulness, or trauma-focused techniques fit best based on the client’s goals and preferences. This decision is revisited as needs change.

The therapist’s biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid drive time, and try short check-ins when schedules are tight. Discuss format and scheduling during the matching step when you set up a first session.