- Addictions
- Trauma
- Mindfulness
About Heather
Heather Ross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Utah with seven years of clinical practice. She works with adults carrying heavy feelings around addiction, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and guilt and shame. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, eating and sleeping struggles, relationship and communication problems, and the stress of life changes.
Heather draws on straightforward, person-focused methods. She listens first and helps people name what feels most urgent. Sessions look like calm conversations about what’s happening, and practical steps you can try between meetings.
Her earlier work includes inpatient treatment for youth and adults, child protective services, foster care, domestic violence shelter work, and in-home services for people with disabilities. That range informs how she sees complex situations and co-occurring issues, such as substance use alongside mood or trauma-related struggles.
Heather uses Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people change patterns. She also has experience with approaches aimed at processing trauma more directly. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s goals guide the pace and focus.
People who come to Heather for guilt or shame work are invited to look at how those feelings affect decisions and relationships. Conversations can include concrete skills for managing intense moments, ways to shift self-critical thinking, and practice in building steadier emotional responses.
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a therapeutic relationship. Online work using this approach means the therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects concerns, and helps clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and small experiments to try between sessions. It is often used for anxiety, depression, guilt, and self-critical thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness, useful when strong emotions or relationship conflicts get in the way.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels most important, try methods that match those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That shared decision-making shapes whether more skills work, thinking-focused work, or trauma-focused processing becomes the emphasis.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions are more convenient. Some formats also use less bandwidth or do not require the camera, which can help on busy days. Licensed professionals can adapt the same core approaches to work over distance while focusing on practical skills and clearer thinking that translate into everyday life.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship issues, and related concerns including guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses person-centered conversations alongside cognitive and mindfulness techniques to help name guilt and shame, notice the thoughts that keep them going, and try behavior changes that reduce their hold.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has seven years of clinical work and 12 years in mental health roles including inpatient treatment, CPS, foster care, and domestic violence shelter work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Utah and practices with that credential in the state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.