Heather Phelps, LISW-CP

Heather Phelps is a licensed social worker in South Carolina who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, grief, and mood concerns. She supports caregivers who are feeling strained and people coping with major life changes. Heather speaks English and draws on six years of clinical experience to guide practical steps forward.

Heather uses straight talk and structured tools in sessions. She focuses on what people want to change and works with them to set small, doable goals. Her style is collaborative - she treats each person as the expert on their own life and builds plans around real day-to-day needs.

Before moving into private practice roles she worked as a clinic-based therapist and as a clinic director. She also developed and taught wellness programming for children and adults that covered mindfulness, movement, problem-solving, communication, social connection, and relaxation skills. Heather created a Mindful Parenting Program to support parents with parenting stress and related concerns.

Her clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. Heather blends these methods to match what a person needs in the moment rather than sticking rigidly to one model.

She describes therapy as a partnership where small changes add up over time. Heather pays particular attention to caregiver issues, family problems, forgiveness work, and feelings of isolation. To begin, readers can use the site tools to request a match and schedule a first appointment.

Heather holds the LISW-CP credential, which is listed here as provided by the therapist.

How Heather’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking actions that matter. It helps people handle difficult feelings while moving toward what they care about. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete strategies to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation; it can support coping, parenting, and trauma recovery.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather partners with each person to pick methods that match their goals and daily life. She adapts techniques from ACT, CBT, and mindfulness so the plan feels useful and doable rather than theoretical.

The therapist's profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Online work can also let someone practice skills between sessions in real-life settings and bring examples from day-to-day routines into conversation. Licensed professionals can tailor session pacing and homework to suit each person's rhythm and responsibilities.