Works with
How Scott works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Scott
Scott Heise is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 14 years of experience based in Illinois. He trained in counseling psychology and has spent much of his career in community mental health settings. Scott focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, sleep troubles, anger, and life transitions.
He keeps sessions direct and practical. Scott works with clear goals and steps people can try between meetings. He uses a client-centered stance that respects each person’s values and pace while offering skills to manage intense feelings and behavior.
Background and approach
Scott draws from cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thinking and test new ways of responding. He also uses dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills when emotions feel overwhelming. Mindfulness techniques are often folded in to help people notice patterns without judgment.
He has experience supporting people with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and substance use issues, as well as long-term problems tied to family of origin and attachment. Scott offers straightforward strategies for coping with career stress, caregiving strain, chronic health issues, and grief. Some clients prefer exploring meaning and values, so existential ideas can appear in sessions to clarify what matters next.
Sessions can also include motivational interviewing to help with readiness for change. Scott aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can work toward realistic, measurable goals.
What Scott works with
Everything Scott lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Scott's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Scott lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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 these approaches look online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s goals, values, and choices. Online sessions let the therapist follow the client’s lead while offering reflections and practical guidance to move toward those goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice patterns of thinking that fuel stress, anxiety, or anger and then test new behaviors. In video or phone sessions, CBT is used to set homework, review what worked, and practice new coping steps between appointments.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. That approach can be taught through short skills coaching in messaging, practiced aloud in video sessions, or reviewed during phone check-ins to build better responses to intense feelings.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose strategies based on needs, goals, and preferences, and will adapt methods over time if something is not helping.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes scheduling more flexible. Video works well for skills practice and face-to-face conversation. Phone can be a good option with lower bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging provides brief check-ins, homework follow-up, or shorter coaching between sessions. These formats help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Scott
What concerns does Scott commonly address?
He helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are client-centered and goal focused. He blends practical skills training with supportive listening and works on clear steps clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Scott brings 14 years of experience, much of it in community mental health settings working with a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and region should I know about?
He holds the LCPC credential and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Scott offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.