Heather Horvath
Compassionate counselor for real-life challenges
LPC Michigan
- Experience
- 3 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Heather
Heather Horvath is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan. She believes life stories shape how people cope and heal, and she meets each person where they are.
Background and approach
Heather aims to help people find practical ways to manage stress, grief, anxiety, and big life changes. Heather works in a straightforward, trauma-aware way.
She blends Client-Centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and other approaches to match each person’s needs. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings and on understanding patterns that get in the way of feeling better.
She has experience supporting people facing grief, addiction, mood concerns, trauma, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and the effects of brain injury. Heather also addresses communication problems, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and struggles with self-esteem and sleep.
Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. She listens first, then outlines practical steps for coping and change.
Heather uses motivational interviewing when someone is weighing change, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation skills are helpful. Sessions can look different depending on the issue - short-term work on a specific problem, building skills over time, or navigating complex life transitions.
Heather welcomes international clients and offers multiple online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
How Heather blends approaches in online sessions
Heather uses a mix of methods online so people get care that fits their situation. The Gottman Method focuses on improving relationship communication and reducing conflict through structured conversations and skill practice. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and empathy, letting people guide the pace while the therapist reflects and clarifies what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and build concrete strategies to change behavior and reduce anxiety or depression. Heather approaches treatment as a collaboration. She will talk with each person about goals and try different approaches to see what works best. Together they will choose tools and practices that fit the person’s needs, values, and daily life. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls are close to an in-person session and work well for skill practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or useful when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief check-ins, homework support, and flexibility during the week. These options help people keep momentum between sessions and access care from different locations.Frequently asked questions
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Experience
3+ years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English