About Heather
Dr. Heather Girardin is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Colorado. She draws on 17 years of experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain, family problems, and depression.
Her work focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more capable. She creates a welcoming space where clients can speak openly about their worries. Sessions focus on understanding what is most pressing and finding simple, doable strategies to reduce distress.
Background and approach
Heather aims for clear, calm conversations rather than long lectures or jargon. Her background includes a variety of clinical settings over nearly two decades. That experience shaped a flexible approach that blends listening with active problem solving.
She uses techniques to help people notice patterns of thinking and test new behaviors. Heather often works on communication problems, attachment concerns, codependency, and issues that come up around divorce and separation. She also supports people facing midlife changes, aging and geriatric issues, isolation, and questions about life purpose and self-love.
In sessions she uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, adapting tools to the individual. People can expect straightforward guidance, collaborative goal-setting, and practical skills to try between visits.
Approaches for anxiety and stress in online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on helping people feel heard and understood. The therapist offers nonjudgmental listening and mirrors back what is said so clients can clarify their feelings and priorities. This approach is useful when stress and anxiety make it hard to find direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thought patterns and test more balanced ideas. It often includes short exercises and behavioral experiments to reduce avoidance and improve mood. CBT can be especially helpful for managing anxiety, low self-esteem, and depressive symptoms.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, daily life, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will choose strategies and adjust them as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexibility for brief updates or when scheduling is tight. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy routines.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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