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LPCC, LMHC

Heidi Bellile, LPCC, LMHC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationIowa
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Heidi

Heidi Bellile is a licensed mental health clinician who works with people seeking support for stress, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, and a range of life challenges including ADHD.

Background and approach

With 10 years of clinical experience, she emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care while tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each client’s needs. Heidi frames therapy as a collaborative process that honors personal strengths and fosters practical skills for daily functioning and emotional regulation.

She draws on evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness practices, and client-centered principles to address issues like depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and self-esteem. Licensed as an LPCC and LMHC, she brings experience helping people navigate major life changes, career stressors, caregiver strain, and complex co-occurring problems.

Heidi aims to support clients as they take courageous steps toward a more satisfying and balanced life.

Integrating Evidence-Based Methods into Online Care

Client-centered therapy places the person’s experience at the core of work, emphasizing empathy, respect, and collaborative goal-setting to make sessions responsive to what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaching concrete skills for mood, anxiety, and coping challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds structured skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness to help manage intense emotions and relationship strain.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work together with each client to explore symptoms, goals, and preferences and will adjust methods over time so treatment stays aligned with progress and changing needs.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allows flexibility in how therapy fits into daily life. These online formats make it easier to maintain consistency amid busy schedules, to access therapy from different locations within the therapist’s practice area, and to use brief check-ins or longer sessions as needed to support skill practice and ongoing work.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Heidi work with?
She addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and self-esteem difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach blends client-centered care with practical methods like CBT and DBT, using mindfulness and motivational strategies to build skills and support emotional regulation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working in mental health settings and supporting people with complex and co-occurring issues.
What credentials and location are listed for Heidi?
She holds LPCC and LMHC credentials with KY LPCC 270852 and IA LMHC 125401, and her practice is based in Iowa.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different communication preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
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 her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Kentucky, Iowa

Languages

English

What Heidi can help with

Heidi Bellile works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression.

Heidi works with clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, and self esteem.

How Heidi approaches therapy

Heidi's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Imago Relationship Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Heidi is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor practicing in Iowa, with 10 years of clinical experience.