Dr. Heather Clark

Dr. Heather Clark is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She works primarily with people in emerging and early adulthood and aims to help them calm their minds, bodies, and feelings. Her approach centers on building practical skills that can be used day to day.

Heather uses clear, step-by-step tools in sessions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are used to bring attention to the present moment and reduce reactivity. Solution-Focused Therapy supports quick, concrete goal setting and small experiments between sessions.

Over nearly two decades in the field, she has worked with adults facing life transitions and emotional overwhelm. Heather earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling, and a Ph.D. in Psychology. She also holds an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, in Missouri.

In sessions she teaches imagery tools and practical coping strategies. Clients learn ways to notice stress early and use short, repeating exercises to lower intensity. The work is often skills-based and paced to each person.

Many people come for support with eating and food-related issues, body image, family of origin concerns, and isolation or loneliness. Heather helps clients identify small changes that make daily life feel more manageable and aligned with their goals.

How Heather Uses CBT, Mindfulness, and Solution-Focused Work Online

Dr. Clark uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral changes that shift how they feel. CBT sessions often include homework or short experiments to practice new skills between meetings.

She also teaches Mindfulness Therapy techniques to bring attention to the present moment and reduce stress reactions. Those practices are brief and can be integrated into daily routines to help calm the body and mind.

Solution-Focused Therapy rounds out her work by setting specific, achievable goals and tracking small improvements. This approach helps people see progress quickly and adjust what they try next.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Heather treats that as a collaboration. She will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapt tools as those needs change over time.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit care into busy schedules, reduce travel time, allow brief check-ins during a workday, and let people use mindfulness or imagery practices in places where they feel more comfortable. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises so they work well in remote sessions and help clients build routines that fit everyday life.