- Depression support
- Guilt and shame
- Caregiver stress
About Heather
Heather Shotwell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Utah with 18 years of practice supporting adults through stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She works with people facing postpartum challenges, caregiver strain, grief and end-of-life matters, and difficulties tied to guilt and shame.
Heather focuses on straightforward conversation and practical steps. She listens to what feels most pressing and helps people name patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions cover communication problems, commitment and control issues, isolation, and the stress of blended family life.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with adults managing mood disorders and life transitions. That experience informs how she balances immediate coping tools with longer-term changes in thinking and behavior. People often bring worries about role changes, family conflict, or handling losses that feel unresolved.
In sessions Heather talks through reactions, helps clarify values and goals, and practices skills for handling intense emotions. She pays attention to how guilt or shame shows up in relationships and daily choices. The work is collaborative and practical, with time for reflection and for trying small behavioral shifts between meetings.
Heather practices in Utah and conducts therapy in English. She has nearly two decades of experience and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her work. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How Heather uses evidence-based techniques in online sessions
Heather draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood and anxiety concerns. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors; they are useful for anxiety, depression, and problematic self-criticism. Skill-building focuses on practical tools such as relaxation practices, communication exercises, and behavioral experiments to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. She adapts techniques over time so sessions respond to what is most helpful in practice rather than follow a fixed script.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow check-ins without travel, and reduce time away from work or family. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a shorter check-in, while video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice; confirm which of these formats Heather offers when you set up the first appointment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem problems, plus related issues like family conflict, grief, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses clear conversation and practical steps to help people notice how guilt or shame affects choices and relationships and to practice different responses.
What is her professional background?
Heather has 18 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood disorders, life transitions, and caregiving and postpartum concerns.
What credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in Utah and conducts practice there.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
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 or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.