Heather Dillard , LPC

With 13 years of clinical experience, Heather Dillard, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), supports teens and adults who are navigating grief, major life changes, anxiety, low self-esteem, and difficulties finding motivation. She emphasizes a whole-body, holistic approach that recognizes how physical sensations, emotions, and thoughts interact. In sessions she helps clients become aware of how stress shows up in the body as well as in mood and behavior, because the body and mind are wired to work together rather than separately.

Heather’s work addresses a broad range of concerns including relationship and family challenges, career transitions, chronic pain or illness, trauma and abuse, eating issues, depression, compassion fatigue, and questions of life purpose. She blends practical coping strategies with deeper emotional processing, adapting interventions to each person’s situation and goals. Techniques often draw on client-centered principles to center the client’s experience, cognitive behavioral tools to reshape unhelpful thinking, and somatic awareness to reduce bodily tension and support regulation.

Therapy with Heather is delivered online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for clients in Texas. Her practice pairs clinical skill with a compassionate, collaborative style aimed at helping people rebuild resilience and move toward a clearer sense of purpose.

Integrating therapeutic approaches for effective online care

Heather draws on client-centered therapy to create a collaborative, empathic space where the client’s own goals and values guide the work. This approach emphasizes active listening, validation, and supporting personal agency so clients feel heard and empowered to direct change.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to stress, anxiety, and depression, and to teach practical skills for shifting those patterns. CBT is useful for managing symptoms and building concrete coping tools.

In addition, Heather incorporates somatic therapy elements that focus on bodily sensations and how stress is held in the body. Somatic techniques can help clients who experience tension, chronic pain, or strong physiological reactions to stress and trauma to develop regulation and safety in the body.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process; Heather works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility and accessibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options allow licensed professionals and therapists to meet clients where they are while delivering consistent, goal-focused care.