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Heather Windham

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Heather Windham, LISW-CP

South Carolina

Licensed social worker - Anger and relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLISW-CP
  • LicenseLISW-CP, South Carolina / 13151
  • NPI1609851567
  • Experience20 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationSouth Carolina

About

  • Attachment based methods
  • Cognitive behavioral tools
  • Client centered care

About Heather

Heather Windham is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) licensed in South Carolina. She brings 20 years of professional experience helping people navigate relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and anger. Heather uses clear, practical conversation to break down what feels overwhelming and to find manageable next steps.

Her background includes a range of therapeutic orientations. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds influence present reactions. She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize what matters to the person in front of her, and cognitive behavioral strategies to spot and change patterns of thinking that fuel stress and anger.

Sessions focus on concrete skills and real situations. Heather helps people practice new ways of responding, improve communication, and manage stress so daily life feels more steady. She also works with issues such as grief, intimacy-related concerns, sleeping problems, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

Her additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, blended family and family of origin problems, caregiver stress, codependency, domestic violence, fertility concerns, and topics like guilt, shame, and forgiveness. Heather combines conversational work with practical exercises aimed at small, sustainable change.

Heather offers sessions in English and works from her South Carolina license. People who want to begin are asked to use the site's matching process and schedule an initial appointment to discuss needs and goals.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and closeness. Online sessions using this lens help identify patterns in how someone bonds, trusts, and responds under stress, which is useful for managing anger that shows up around intimacy or family roles.

Client-centered therapy centers on what matters to the person in the room. In practice this means sessions focus on the client’s goals, with Heather listening and reflecting so people can clarify values and next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps spot thought patterns and behaviors that escalate anger and teaches concrete techniques to shift them, like thought records or behavioral experiments.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Heather will talk with each person about goals and try methods that fit their situation. She adjusts strategies based on what helps most, combining attachment ideas, client-centered conversation, and CBT tools as needed.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday or a caregiver schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with Heather in the first meeting about how to structure sessions so they work with your routines and goals.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

South Carolina

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger concerns does she help with?

She works with anger linked to relationship conflict, parenting stress, workplace frustration, and trauma-related reactivity.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She combines attachment-based thinking, client-centered conversation, and cognitive behavioral techniques to focus on practical skills and better responses.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of professional work experience supporting people with relationship, trauma, and anger concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LISW-CP licensed in South Carolina and practices under that credential in that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats does she provide?

Please confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.

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