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Heather DeVilliers, LPC
Arizona
Licensed Professional Counselor - anxiety and stress
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Heather
Heather DeVilliers is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 16 years of clinical experience based in Arizona. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and addiction-related issues. Heather also lists work around relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy, eating-related concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, and ADHD.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Client-Centered Therapy, DBT, and mindfulness approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions emphasize practical steps people can try between meetings. Heather values clear communication and steady problem-solving rather than vague talk.
Her background includes long-term experience in mental health and work with a broad range of concerns. That experience informs how she supports people through hard moments and recurring patterns. She draws on methods that teach concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and changing behaviors that cause distress.
In sessions she helps people break problems into manageable pieces. That can mean identifying thought patterns that increase anxiety, practicing emotion regulation skills from DBT, or using mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity. She also supports people working through relationship and family stress by focusing on what they can change in their own responses.
Heather encourages straightforward goals and regular check-ins on progress. She asks practical questions, offers clear strategies, and suggests small experiments clients can try between sessions to test what helps.
How Heather uses CBT, DBT, and client-centered methods online
Heather commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or low mood. CBT here focuses on practical exercises and experiments people can try between sessions to see what changes help. Client-Centered Therapy is used to give people consistent, respectful attention while they describe problems and decide goals; this approach centers the person's own priorities. Dialectical Behavior Therapy supplies concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather will discuss options with each person and choose methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as issues evolve or different strategies are tried.
The specific session formats Heather offers are not listed here, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or remove the need to travel to an office. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT exercises to an online setting so people can practice skills between sessions and track what helps most.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma, grief, eating-related concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related topics.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test alternative ways of thinking. Sessions focus on clear exercises and actions to try between meetings.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 16 years in the mental health field, which she uses to guide practical skill-building for emotional regulation and behavior change.
What credential and location are listed?
She is an LPC, licensed in Arizona, and practices from that 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; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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