Heather Goodman-D'Anna, LPC

Heather Goodman-D'Anna is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 11 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and relationship difficulties. She also supports people facing issues around parenting, self-esteem, and intimacy, including concerns like jealousy and infidelity.

Her approach centers on listening first and adapting to each person's needs. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be named. Sessions emphasize practical steps people can use between meetings to practice new skills.

Heather blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies to help clients notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also uses mindfulness to build awareness and reduce reactivity, and solution-focused conversations to identify small, useful changes quickly.

With many years of experience, she has helped people facing grief, trauma, addiction, and co-occurring mood and anxiety concerns. She pays attention to family of origin issues, attachment patterns, and multicultural factors that shape a person’s life and relationships.

She encourages straightforward goals and regular check-ins so progress is clear. Signing up is treated as a collaborative step: Heather helps people set realistic priorities and supports steady change over time.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding where a person is coming from. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said, and helps people clarify their goals and values. This approach is useful for people who need a supportive space to talk through difficult feelings.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. It is practical and often includes simple exercises to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, mood concerns, and relationship patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches basic attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and bring more clarity to choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That plan can change over time as needs shift and progress is made.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, reduce travel time, and support consistent check-ins. Shorter or more focused sessions can work when schedules are tight, and exercises or homework can be shared between meetings to keep momentum going.