Licensed clinical social worker recordIllinois
Heather Stample, LCSW
Illinois
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Illinois
- LCSW, licence 149029591
- NPI
- 1356091979
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
These details come from information Heather supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- ADHD and mood
About Heather
Heather Stample is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family difficulties, depression, and ADHD. Heather also lists attention to abandonment and attachment issues, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and related topics.
Heather frames sessions as practical conversations. She listens, reflects what she hears, and helps people identify small steps they can try between meetings. Her style draws on several approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, psychodynamic thinking, and client-centered practices to help people manage thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
She works with clients who are coping with strong emotions and difficult life changes. Sessions may include talking through patterns, testing simple behavior changes, and noting how past relationships influence present choices. Heather pays attention to attachment concerns and how those affect trust and closeness in current relationships.
Heather also addresses issues around chronic illness, end-of-life matters, and feelings like guilt, shame, emptiness, and impulsivity. She uses concrete strategies from CBT and ACT alongside longer-term psychodynamic reflection when that fits a person's goals.
Her approach emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes. People meet to sort priorities, try practical steps, and check what helps. The aim is clearer routines, easier daily coping, and fewer overwhelming moments.
BHow sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. Online ACT sessions often focus on practical exercises and values-based goals to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking patterns and tests small behavior changes. In virtual sessions CBT can include step-by-step plans, worksheets, and homework to practice between meetings.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and try methods that fit. That collaborative process helps decide whether brief solution-focused steps, ACT exercises, or deeper psychodynamic reflection will be most useful at a given time.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, meetings can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins on a lunch break, or avoid the need to be on camera for the whole session. These practical benefits help people maintain consistency and apply what they practice to everyday situations.
CAreas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, and ADHD, plus related issues such as abandonment, attachment, chronic illness, and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical conversation focused on small steps and behavioral changes, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, psychodynamic ideas, and client-centered work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience in clinical practice.
What credential and licensure does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as IL LCSW and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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