- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Values based work
About Ebony
Ebony Heard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama with 18 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She meets people who feel stuck after changes in work, relationships, or health and wants to help them sort out what matters next.
Ebony uses straightforward conversation to help clients name problems and try practical steps. She listens for what causes distress and what gets in the way of moving forward. Sessions aim to make thoughts and feelings easier to notice and respond to without getting overwhelmed.
Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. That mix lets her use values-based exercises, behavior-focused skill practice, emotion processing, and attention training depending on what the person needs.
She often addresses related topics such as attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency and commitment struggles, communication problems, and family conflict. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain or illness, caregiver stress, cancer, and recovery from substance problems.
In sessions she helps someone break big problems into manageable steps. Conversations are practical and direct, with space for feelings. People leave with specific ideas to try between meetings.
How her approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when life feels empty or when someone faces major changes and needs direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses practical exercises to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, and for building skills people can practice between sessions.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting so a person can find their own answers. This approach supports exploration of parenting concerns, self-esteem, and relational struggles without pushing a set agenda.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose techniques that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That may mean values-based ACT work one week and skill practice from CBT the next.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to an online setting so progress continues between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, parenting issues, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment, codependency, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and substance concerns.
How would she approach feeling stuck?
She uses practical talk to name what is keeping someone stuck and then tests small steps. Methods draw on ACT, CBT, mindfulness, client-centered, and emotionally focused strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional work experience supporting people with stress, mood, and life transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and she practices in Alabama.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.