Heather Phelps, LISW-CP - Therapist in South Carolina

About Heather

Heather Phelps is a licensed social worker in South Carolina who focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, trauma, and coping with life changes. She uses plain, practical strategies to help people manage strong emotions, rebuild connection, and handle everyday parenting demands. Heather draws on six years of clinical experience in both direct therapy and program leadership.

She has worked as a clinic-based therapist and a clinic director. In recent years she developed and taught wellness programs for children and adults that emphasize mindfulness, movement, communication, problem-solving, relaxation, and social connection.

Background and approach

She also created a Mindful Parenting Program to support caregivers who want calmer routines and clearer communication. Heather is certified in Foundations of Meditation and as a Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor. Her clinical perspective grew out of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness approaches, and other research-based methods.

These inform hands-on skills training rather than abstract theory. Her style is client-centered. Heather treats the person as the expert on their life and partners with them to make a realistic plan.

In sessions she focuses on practical tools - short exercises, breathing and grounding practices, and step-by-step behavior changes that can be used between meetings. Many people come for help with grief, anger, low mood, caregiver stress, or family problems. Heather aims to make changes feel doable and to support gradual progress toward clearer values and better daily routines.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-based steps even when feelings are uncomfortable. It focuses on building willingness to face difficult thoughts while moving toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and test whether they help or hurt. It uses short, practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and to try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and low mood. Heather also draws on mindfulness practices that teach attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and improve calm. These tools can be brief and easy to practice between sessions. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick strategies that match their needs, goals, and daily routines. That plan can change as progress is made and priorities shift. Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, practice new skills in real time, and check in between meetings. For many people this accessibility helps keep momentum and supports steady progress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationships, family issues, grief, anger, and depression. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, family problems, forgiveness, isolation or loneliness, and mood disorders.

How would you describe the therapy style and approach?

Therapy is client-centered and practical. She partners with people to build plans that fit daily life and uses short exercises, grounding techniques, and communication practice in sessions.

What experience does the therapist have?

She has six years of clinical experience including roles as a clinic-based therapist and as a clinic director, plus program development work teaching wellness skills.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LISW-CP license with license number SC LISW-CP 6967 and practices in South Carolina.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 6 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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