About
- CBT methods
- Acceptance strategies
- Mindfulness skills
About Heather
Heather Lockey is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in North Carolina with eight years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and family-related concerns. Heather also addresses parenting strain, addiction issues, sleep problems, anger, and ADHD-related challenges.
She uses practical, evidence-informed methods rather than jargon. Sessions focus on clear goals, coping tools, and small steps that fit into everyday life. Heather draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance-based strategies, mindfulness, and skills drawn from dialectical behavior approaches.
Her background includes work with people facing family conflict, adoption and foster care questions, attachment concerns, and caregiver stress. She has experience supporting those affected by domestic violence, substance use, and complicated grief. Heather also notes experience with body image, codependency, and blended family transitions.
In the room she aims to listen first and build on the person’s strengths. Conversations move from understanding what’s happening to testing practical changes. She incorporates motivational interviewing ideas when people are weighing change or ambivalence.
Heather is open about working with members of the LGBTQA+ community. She practices in North Carolina and conducts sessions in English. If someone wants to begin, they complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking actions that align with what matters. It can help when people feel stuck by worry, grief, or life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and support clearer decision making.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Heather will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. That may mean trying CBT skills one month and ACT or mindfulness techniques the next, reviewing what helps and adapting as you go.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists often use these sessions to teach practical skills, rehearse conversations, and check progress between meetings, which can help apply changes to everyday family life.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting issues does she address?
She helps people with family conflict, parenting strain, blended family transitions, and family-of-origin issues.
How does she usually work in sessions?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening and practical techniques from CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness to create clear goals and skills you can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Heather holds an LCSW and has eight years of professional experience working with stress, trauma, addiction, grief, and related concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in North Carolina and conducts work from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available with her?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats on file.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.