Heather Kleckinger-Craven, LPC

Heather Kleckinger-Craven is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with 19 years in mental health care. She centers sessions on finding practical steps and building skills that make day-to-day life easier. Her work focuses on setting clear goals and checking progress so people can see what is changing and adjust when needed.

Heather uses straightforward methods to address stress and anxiety along with depression, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, trauma, and related issues. She also works with concerns such as sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include family of origin issues, divorce and separation, process addictions, and social anxiety and phobia.

In sessions she emphasizes solution-focused work and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Conversations are practical and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on small changes that add up over time. Progress is tracked so goals can be adapted when something isn’t working.

Heather frames mental wellness as something that affects personal outlook, relationships, work, and community. She aims to help people build skills that ripple into those parts of life. People who want clear goals and concrete tools may find her collaborative style a good match.

To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is arranged according to the therapist's availability and the subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Translate to Online Sessions

Heather commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people spot patterns in thoughts and behaviors that feed stress or anxiety. CBT offers concrete exercises and small behavioral experiments that can be practiced between sessions to reduce distress and improve daily routines. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes identifying what is already working and building on small strengths to reach clear goals quickly.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as goals are reviewed and progress is tracked.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by avoiding travel and saving time. It also allows for shorter check-ins or sessions that fit a work break, and can reduce the effort needed to attend while keeping the focus on skill practice and goal progress.