Heather Frazier, LCMHC

Heather Frazier guides people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress or life changes toward renewed balance and clearer direction. She recognizes the widespread strain produced by recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and offers a listening, nonjudgmental presence for those seeking validation and practical support.

Heather brings both academic training and varied clinical experience to her work. She earned a BA in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a master’s degree in clinical counseling from Liberty University. She holds the LCMHC credential, which indicates a licensed mental health counselor qualified to provide clinical counseling, and she is also credentialed as a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist Associate, with focused training in substance use treatment.

Her therapeutic style is eclectic and individualized. Heather draws on motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and related methods to develop practical strategies tailored to each client. She has worked in a range of settings, including hospitals, telephone-based services, outpatient clinics, and virtual care.

Heather welcomes clients who are ready to make changes and wants to help them reconnect with the strengths that let them see light in their lives again.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Heather often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps clients identify and shift patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to problems like anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT focuses on practical skills for managing symptoms and testing new ways of responding to difficult situations.

She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy techniques, which emphasize emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness - skills that are useful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and impulsive behaviors.

Heather may draw on acceptance and commitment therapy principles as well, encouraging clients to clarify personal values and take committed action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT can be helpful for coping with uncertainty and supporting meaningful life changes.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative part of Heather’s process. She works with each client to explore goals, preferences, and responses to different strategies so the plan fits individual needs. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine methods in order to tailor care.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for clients balancing work, family, and other responsibilities. Heather provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility, making it easier to attend sessions from home, while traveling, or between other commitments.