Heather Pack

Heather Pack is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 15 years of experience in school counseling, mental health counseling, and substance abuse counseling. She combines practical skills with a warm, down-to-earth approach. Heather aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns.

Her background includes running addiction treatment centers and providing case management for people with serious mental health needs. That variety means she is used to practical problem solving and adapting plans to each person's life. She has worked with hundreds of clients and often points to their resilience as a source of hope.

In sessions she focuses on clear goals and simple tools. She uses client-centered methods to follow each person's lead, cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity. She also offers elements of dialectical behavior therapy and hypnotherapy where appropriate.

Heather currently works as a school counselor in West Virginia and offers online counseling to reach people who have trouble getting to in-person care. She supports people dealing with trauma, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief around adoption and abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic health conditions, and identity-related concerns including LGBTQA matters.

Outside of work she teaches dance, enjoys tap and new musical styles, and reads nonfiction about recovery and resilience. She describes herself as curious about science and the wider world, and she brings that curiosity into her clinical work.

Approaches that fit into everyday life

Many of Heather's core methods focus on clear, usable skills. Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's goals and pace first and relies on active listening and collaboration to shape sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches specific steps to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addiction. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships through practical techniques like emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Heather will talk with each person about their concerns, goals, and preferences, and then try methods that match those needs. She treats therapy as a collaborative process and adjusts techniques based on what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let someone use therapy while managing health conditions or caregiving roles without rearranging a whole day. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, DBT, and client-centered work effectively for remote sessions, and Heather aims to help people build tools that work in daily life.