Heather Callam, LICSW

Heather Callam is a licensed independent clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people carry hard things. She aims to open a calm, honest space where clients can talk about what blocks them. Heather emphasizes straightforward support and practical steps people can try between sessions.

She focuses on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and parenting stress among other issues. She also works with people facing grief, career challenges, anger, and the effects of family of origin problems. Heather pays attention to how attachment, abandonment, and shame can shape day-to-day life.

In sessions she listens first and then offers tools that fit each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her approach, used to spot patterns and build different responses. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods to help people notice values and choose changes that matter.

Heather keeps things collaborative and practical. She might suggest short exercises, mindfulness practices, or communication strategies based on what the client wants to change. Goals are set together and reviewed as progress is made.

Clients in Alabama can expect a steady, compassionate presence that focuses on usable skills and honest conversation. Heather aims to help people regain a sense of control and move toward the life they want.

How Heather’s approaches translate to online therapy

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and try different responses. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into concrete steps and small experiments.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when hard feelings are present. It can help with grief, chronic worry, and life transitions by shifting attention toward what matters most. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and empathy to help people find their own solutions; it supports emotional processing and better self-understanding.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Heather will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which approaches to try and adjust the plan as progress happens.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is good for a full session feel, phone can fit a quick check-in, and messaging works for brief updates or ongoing support. These options let people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping continuity of care with licensed professionals.