About Heather
Heather Oddy is a counsellor who blends practical talking therapies with mindful techniques. She uses straightforward methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, low mood, grief and relationship or parenting concerns. Heather holds NCPS and has five years of practice supporting people through difficult life changes.
She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - CBT, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based and Client-Centred work.
Background and approach
That mix lets her match the way she talks and plans sessions to what each person needs. Sessions focus on small, doable steps and clearer ways to cope day to day. Heather has worked with people facing trauma and abuse, complicated grief, chronic health issues and the strain of caregiving.
She also supports those who are puzzling over attention differences and people dealing with body image or eating and sleeping problems. Her background includes ongoing clinical supervision through the NCPS. In sessions Heather aims to build a calm, steady space where people can notice patterns, try different responses, and practise new skills.
She adapts the approach over time so it fits the person's goals and circumstances. Practical techniques and compassion sit at the centre of her work. Heather offers appointments in the United Kingdom and runs sessions in English.
She uses a variety of formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging to make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression and sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people develop different ways of relating and feeling safer in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Heather will explore your goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before, then suggest ways to try different methods. That choice is collaborative and can change as you make progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility. Video calls let you work face to face when tone and visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to access therapy around work, family or mobility needs and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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