- Warm and accepting
- Practical steps
- 45 minute sessions
About Heather
Heather Friend is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, and other life challenges. She uses a warm, accepting style to help clients feel understood and build confidence. Heather emphasizes steady, practical steps so people can feel more grounded in daily life.
Her sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. She listens without judgment and helps clients recognize strengths and clarify goals. Heather focuses on small, concrete changes that add up over time rather than quick fixes.
Heather blends several evidence-informed approaches to suit different problems. She draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to tackle unhelpful thinking patterns, acceptance and commitment tools to focus on values and action, and attachment-oriented work to address relational patterns. Dialectical behavior ideas and client-centered listening also shape how she works in session.
She has eight years of clinical experience and holds LCSW and CSW credentials. Heather offers daytime, evening, and weekend appointments and invites messaging between sessions for additional support. Live sessions are 45 minutes long and scheduled through her calendar.
Heather works with a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma, parenting stress, addictions, ADHD, body image, career strain, and caregiver fatigue. She also lists Men's wellbeing among her focus areas and accepts international clients who want to work in English.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability. Heather aims to make therapy flexible and manageable so people can bring what feels most important into the room.
How Heather’s approaches fit into online therapy
Heather combines cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people who feel stuck by thoughts or patterns. CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and routines. It tends to help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and mood-related concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match personal values. It can help with stress, grief, and getting unstuck from avoidance.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather treats the choice of methods as collaborative and will help clients decide which tools make the most sense for their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts her style over time so the plan stays useful and manageable.
Her practice offers live 45-minute sessions that can be scheduled in daytime, evening, or weekend slots, and she welcomes messaging between sessions for extra support. If you prefer different session options, confirm the current formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when life is busy, and keep continuity of care when schedules change.
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Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Colorado, Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Heather address?
Heather supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting challenges, addictions, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, open-minded, and collaborative. She focuses on strength-building, clear goals, and steady, practical steps suited to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working as a social worker with a range of concerns and settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is based in Colorado with licenses noted for Illinois and Colorado.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients who wish to work in English.
What session formats and scheduling are used?
Live sessions are 45 minutes long and she offers daytime, evening, and weekend appointments; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Heather?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.