Dr. Heather Henley

Dr. Heather Henley is a licensed clinician practicing in both South Carolina and Indiana with 24 years of clinical experience. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and holds certifications as a Sexual Abuse Youth Clinician and a Registered Crisis Behavior Clinician, experience that has informed her work stabilizing clients with complex and acute needs.

Her clinical background spans a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and behavioral challenges, anger management, self-esteem struggles, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Early in her career she developed a hands-on, short-term dynamic approach while working in street-level crisis settings on Skid Row, and she has continued to use those skills to provide 24-hour crisis therapy when indicated.

Dr. Henley combines cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical strategies, applied behavior analysis, short-term psychodynamic methods, Christian counseling, and coaching to create individualized treatment plans. She aims to stabilize many clients within six months or less and tailors the pace and focus of treatment to each person’s specific needs. Through her practice, HNS Consulting Services, she has also provided internship opportunities to universities in Indiana.

Dr. Henley emphasizes that people are not defined by their past and that having the right tools is essential to living in the present. Her therapeutic philosophy invites clients to observe their thoughts and experiences during the personal journey of change, allowing restoration and new perspectives to emerge. She looks forward to working with individuals ready to begin that process.