Heather Oddy , NCPS

Heather Oddy is a UK-based psychotherapist with five years of clinical experience who works from an integrative framework, drawing on evidence-informed methods to support people through difficult life challenges. She combines approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred practice and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tailor work to each person's needs, aiming to help clients build coping strategies, increase emotional awareness and improve relationships.

Heather has supported people with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and bereavement, low self-esteem and depression, relationship and family issues, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and career stress, ADHD, compassion fatigue and coping with life changes. She also works with focus areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, chronic illness and caregiver stress, body image and communication or control issues.

She maintains monthly clinical supervision and practices within the NCPS framework - NCPS being the credential she holds for professional recognition in counselling and psychotherapy. Heather takes a collaborative, person-focused stance, adapting techniques to suit individual goals and preferences. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Heather Oddy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take committed action while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings - it is often used for anxiety, stress, low mood and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current emotional responses and relationship dynamics, and can be helpful for intimacy, trust and connection issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to change them, which can support recovery from anxiety, depression and certain trauma-related symptoms. Heather uses these approaches flexibly and collaborates with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences rather than prescribing a single technique.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions may take place via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit support around work, family and mobility needs. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these methods effectively in remote formats, enabling continuity of care and regular therapeutic contact even when in-person sessions are not practical.