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Ebony Heard, LPC
Alabama
Licensed counselor - stress and anxiety
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Parenting support
About Ebony
Ebony Heard is an LPC in Alabama with 10 years of counseling experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She works directly with people who want clear steps to manage daily pressures and feel more steady in their routines.
She uses practical methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions often involve learning small experiments to test new ways of responding to difficult feelings. She combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness and acceptance strategies to address recurring worries and low mood.
Ebony also pays attention to relationship patterns such as attachment and abandonment issues. She helps people untangle communication problems, codependent patterns, and commitment concerns so relationships feel less fraught and more predictable. She offers approaches that address difficult life events like divorce, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and cancer-related strain.
Her work includes support for people dealing with substance use, domestic violence aftermath, and feelings of emptiness or low motivation. Practical problem-solving and clear behavior-focused tools are part of the plan when those topics come up. Sessions aim to translate insight into doable next steps.
Clients can expect straightforward discussion of thoughts, behaviors, and small practice assignments between sessions. Ebony leans on client-centered skills to keep conversations grounded in each person’s goals. This helps make therapy concrete and focused on measurable change over time.
How her approaches are used with online sessions
Ebony uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thinking patterns that keep problems going and to practice new behaviors that break those cycles. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress when a person wants concrete steps to test and change habits.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts without getting overwhelmed, and to choose actions that align with their values. Client-Centered Therapy provides a straightforward way to base sessions on each person’s goals and preferences rather than a preset plan.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss how CBT, ACT, or client-centered methods fit a person’s needs and adapt the plan over time. That collaborative process helps set clear goals and decide which strategies to try next.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can also use phone or video approaches depending on what the client prefers and what works best for practical scheduling.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like attachment, communication, and caregiver stress.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. Sessions include practical exercises to change behavior and reduce distress.
What is her professional background?
She holds an LPC credential and has ten years of clinical experience working with the listed concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is an LPC licensed in Alabama and provides services consistent with that credential within the state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapy is provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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