Heather Showen , LICSW, LISW

Heather Showen is a licensed clinical social worker who centers practical, person-focused care. She uses straightforward strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. Heather emphasizes each person’s strengths and supports them as they take steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Heather brings seven years of experience working with people facing major life changes and emotional pain. She listens first and helps clients name what matters to them. From there she offers tools to reduce panic, manage mood shifts, and cope with chronic illness or caregiver stress.

Her approach blends methods that teach concrete skills and those that focus on emotional processing. Clients can expect a mix of techniques aimed at building tolerance for difficult feelings, changing unhelpful thoughts, and processing past traumatic memories when needed. Sessions are practical and paced to each person’s needs.

Heather also addresses issues like attachment and abandonment, communication problems, guilt and shame, and questions of life purpose. She supports people dealing with divorce or separation and those working through midlife transitions. Men’s issues are included among her focus areas.

Heather holds a West Virginia LICSW and an Ohio LISW. She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. English is the language used in her work.

Approaches that fit your life and the convenience of online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters most and take small, meaningful steps toward those values. It teaches practical ways to accept difficult feelings while committing to actions that match personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety and depression. It uses structured exercises and homework to build new, healthier habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) supports processing of traumatic memories through guided bilateral stimulation and related techniques to reduce the intensity of past events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so sessions stay focused on what the person needs most, whether that is skills training, trauma processing, or value-based action planning.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions reduce bandwidth needs and can fit into a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, skill coaching, or support between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care while fitting therapy into a busy life.