Works with
How Heidi works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Heidi
Heidi Shock is a licensed master social worker who helps people dealing with strong emotions and life challenges. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her style is relaxed but goal-focused, aimed at reducing crisis and improving day-to-day coping.
She has 14 years of clinical experience, including work with high-risk clients in the criminal justice system. Heidi draws on a mix of approaches to match what a person needs in the moment.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on clearer thinking, emotion regulation, motivation for change, and building skills to manage stress and anger. Common concerns she addresses include addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting stress, and anger. She also supports people navigating ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and issues around attachment or abandonment.
Heidi uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, listening space and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness exercises to help people manage intense feelings and improve coping. Based in Michigan, Heidi works with individuals in English and is open to international clients.
She encourages people to take the first step and will work collaboratively to set clear goals and small, achievable actions.
What Heidi works with
Everything Heidi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Heidi's practice.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heidi lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Heidi’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people set their own goals, which works well over video or messaging when someone needs a steady, supportive listener. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it translates into clear homework, worksheets, and in-session practice that can be shared during calls or messages. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can be taught, practiced, and reinforced across video, phone, chat, or text.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Heidi collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs and goals, then adjusts as progress is made. Clients help set priorities and decide which tools feel most useful for their situation.
Online formats allow flexibility for different rhythms of care. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and demonstrating exercises. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or when less bandwidth is available. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or getting skills reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting daily life.
Questions people ask about Heidi
What kinds of problems does Heidi help with?
She works with people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, anger, parenting stress, relationship and intimacy issues, and other related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is calm and nonjudgmental, blending Client-Centered listening with practical tools from CBT, DBT, and mindfulness to help with thinking patterns and emotional control.
What is her professional background?
She has 14 years of experience working with high-risk clients, and she holds a Master of Social Work degree; her credential is LMSW.
Where is Heidi located and licensed?
She practices in Michigan and uses the LMSW credential as listed.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients internationally.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.