Dr. Heather Girardin, LPC

Dr. Heather Girardin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and concerns about relationships and self-esteem. Her style is straightforward and respectful, and she aims to make it easier to take the first step toward change.

With 17 years of experience, she brings practical, hands-on support to common life struggles. Sessions focus on understanding thoughts and behaviors that drive distress and on building small, useful skills to reduce overwhelm. Conversations are meant to be direct but kind so people can say what they truly feel.

Heather helps people sort through family conflict and relationship problems. She also addresses issues such as codependency, communication breakdowns, and divorce or separation. For those facing life transitions, she works on questions of life purpose, self-love, and midlife challenges.

She pays attention to emotional patterns like attachment issues, impulsivity, jealousy, and isolation. For older adults she brings awareness to aging and geriatric concerns while keeping goals practical and achievable. The approach balances listening with clear, goal-focused steps.

In sessions she creates an open space without judgment so people can speak honestly. That honest conversation leads to realistic plans and manageable changes. Taking a first step can feel hard, and she recognizes the courage it takes to begin.

How Heather Uses CBT and Client-Centered Work Online

Heather uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors that reduce stress and anxiety. CBT sessions often include short exercises and step-by-step strategies to change thinking patterns and build practical coping skills.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which means she listens closely and follows each person's pace and priorities. That approach focuses on understanding emotions and creating a respectful space so people can talk through sensitive relationship or life transition issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and then shape the work together. She often blends practical CBT techniques with a warm, person-focused way of listening to match what people need most.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates between sessions or use written check-ins when that feels most comfortable.