Heather Oddy
Compassionate integrative therapy for everyday struggles
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About Heather
Heather Oddy works from an integrative, person-centred approach that puts the client's experience first. She combines practical talking therapies with mindfulness and acceptance ideas to help people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma and low mood. Heather uses straightforward language and aims to make sessions feel calm and manageable for someone feeling overwhelmed.
Heather has five years' experience supporting people through loss, bereavement and trauma. She also helps with relationship strain, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, eating and sleeping difficulties, and career or life-change stresses.
Background and approach
Heather has worked with people who suspect they may have ADHD and with those facing compassion fatigue or caregiver stress. Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused approaches alongside attachment-based and client-centred methods. She adapts tools to each person's needs rather than applying a fixed method.
That might mean focusing on thoughts and behaviours one week and on emotional connection the next. Heather holds NCPS registration and continues professional development in holistic and trauma-informed methods. She also undertakes regular clinical supervision as part of her practice.
The emphasis is on steady progress and practical ways to manage day-to-day life. Sessions aim to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those goals. Heather supports work on practical problems such as sleep, concentration and daily routines.
She also helps people process difficult emotions like guilt, shame and grief. Before starting, readers should check current session options and scheduling details so they know how to book and plan their first appointment.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS20-01032
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Heather's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Heather works with
Everything Heather lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heather lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Heather works online
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with sleep problems, worry and repetitive thinking.
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on emotional connection and patterns from early relationships. It can help people understand how past bonds influence current intimacy and communication difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather will discuss goals and preferences and try different methods to see what helps most. That process is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Confirm the available session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people choose quieter surroundings or a time that works with work and family routines without committing to a long journey.
Questions and answers
What issues can Heather help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also addresses sleep, eating, parenting stresses, career concerns and compassion fatigue.
What kind of therapeutic style does she use?
Heather uses an integrative, person-centred style that includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and emotionally focused methods. She adapts techniques to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of practice supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement and related concerns. She continues professional development in trauma-informed and holistic approaches.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds NCPS registration and works in the United Kingdom. Registration and supervision are part of her ongoing practice.
In which languages can I speak with her?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Check the booking information to see how sessions are delivered.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Confirm pricing details during the booking process.
How do I begin working with her?
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