Heather Oddy, NCPS
Heather Oddy is a counsellor who uses a blend of practical talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety and depression.
About Heather
Heather Oddy is a counsellor who uses a blend of practical talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety and depression. She works in a straightforward way and aims to create a calm space to talk through difficult feelings. Heather holds NCPS and brings five years of professional experience to her practice.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, so sessions tend to be tailored to each person. She uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help spot unhelpful thinking and acceptance and commitment techniques to build values-based action.
Background and approach
Attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas are used when relationship patterns and past bonds are relevant. People come to Heather with many concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief and loss, low self-esteem, eating or sleeping problems, chronic health challenges, and work-related stress or burnout. She also supports those coping with life changes, parenting strain and difficult family dynamics.
Heather can talk with people who suspect they may have ADHD and those facing compassion fatigue. In sessions she works at a steady pace and adapts methods to what feels useful. That can mean short practical tasks between meetings, exploring early relationship experiences, or practising mindfulness exercises together.
The focus is on small, manageable steps that fit daily life. Heather works online with clients in the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging and are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS20-01032 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Heather works with
Everything Heather lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heather lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also draws on attachment-based ideas when past relationship patterns affect current mood or intimacy. That approach looks at how early bonds shape expectations and supports people to develop different patterns in adult relationships and self-care.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. The process is collaborative and adjusted as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller exchange helps. Phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for reflection between meetings or for people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring commitments and busy days, while keeping the same therapeutic aims as in-person work.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Heather specialise in?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, low self-esteem and related issues such as sleep, eating and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-focused, combining cognitive behavioural techniques with acceptance and commitment and attachment-based ideas to suit each person.
How much experience does she have?
Heather has five years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and region does she work from?
She is listed with NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients based in the United Kingdom.
What session formats does she use?
Heather offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does the subscription and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
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