Heather Lail - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

Accepting new clients

16 years experience

About Heather Lail

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, Master Addiction Counselor, and Certified Clinical Supervisor. I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Lenoir-Rhyne College and earned my Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. I have a total of 18 years of experience working in the behavioral health field within various settings which include 6 years of inpatient psychiatric work and 12 years of outpatient behavioral health counseling. I utilize an eclectic counseling approach incorporating various counseling theories and techniques to include but not limited to Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Transtheoretical Model, CBT, DBT. National Academy of Sports Medicine certifications include Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach, and Certified Group Fitness Instructor. Personal training focusing on behavior change and corrective exercise while utilizing the NASM Optimum Performance Training Model based on scientific evidence and principles. Nutrition coaching utilizing the latest and most up-to-date information on nutrition science, behavior change strategies, and nutrition coaching strategies. Ability to guide clients seeking to improve their body composition, athletic performance, and their health through carefully crafted nutrition coaching that takes age, culture, socioeconomic status, and more into account. Main focus of concept is to integrate behavioral health with physical health and nutrition to maximize client progress towards achieving their goals in life.

Licenses

LCMHC

13384

Professional experience

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Grief
Eating disorders
Depression

Additional Focus Areas

LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD

Clinical Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Jungian Therapy
Mindfulness Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Psychodynamic Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“Very understanding and observant. Calm and supportive!”

“Heather makes me feel heard, understood and my feelings validated. She helps me to understand my emotions connected to my past trauma and gives me ways to further my healing. She has been an amazing therapist!!”

“Amazing ”

“Heather is great and responsive, really helped me a lot.”

“She has been helpful in understanding what is going on”

“Heather is always very passionate, gives the best advice and is always very honest. She will always give you the best feedback and encouragement! ”

“She’s great!”

“Heather is very open minded and makes you feel comfortable. I can talk to her about everything and it makes me feel better! ”

“Heather has helped me in probably the hardest years of my life. Between the topics of relationships, separation, surgery and depression during covid she had a listening ear and amazing ability to connect. I could not recommend her more and if you need help she’s a great human to have at your side when life throws crazy at you. ”

“Heather is understanding but firm when it comes to adding clarity to the conversations we have. She genuinely cares and listens extremely well when it comes to progress. ”

“Heather is extremely polite and even though I have only had one session so far I feel like she understands my needs as a patient. ”

“Heather is straight forward and to the point! If you want to get stuff done and work on yourself i highly recommend her, she is awesome!”

“My first video call with Heather was a pleasure. She responds to all the loooong messages I send with useful tips and validates my experience as an undiagnosed ADHD woman. Thanks! ”

“I think Heather has a lot of experience and knowledge in her field and can help not only me but also others. In addition, I appreciate that she can use her expertise in fitness to discuss how physical fitness is important to our emotional well-being as well as our physical health. I feel respected and heard. I highly recommend Heather.”

“Heather has always been there to support me through my struggles day by day .She has helped me understand where I’m at and as much as I want to be ok right away she has taught me it’s a day by day process that I’m going through ”

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