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Hi, I'm Heather, pronouns she/they! I'm an LCSW and I have 13+ years of experience providing mental health therapy to individuals, couples, and families. My experience working with people who are neurodivergent has allowed me to help them work through feeling stuck, unheard, and/or trapped within our system of social norms and unrealistic expectations. I identify as queer and have worked with clients in all stages of recognizing their queerness. I also have experience working with those who have experienced trauma; whether due to their sexuality, abusive relationships, upbringing, or otherwise.
The first session is introductory in nature. I will answer any questions you may have, gather information about your history, and review your rights and responsibilities. As this will be the first time you have met me, I attempt to keep things relatively light and don't ask or expect you to go into your deepest darkest concerns or traumas. If clients are comfortable going there in the first session, I am absolutely capable of doing so, but I never expect a client to share anything they are uncomfortable with no matter what number session we are in.
I believe one my greatest strengths as a therapist is my ability to relate with my clients. In an effort to help you feel validated, less alone, and more hopeful about making it to a place where you can truly love and enjoy your own life I will, at times, self-disclose with my clients. I am neurodivergent, queer, and non-binary so I have a lot of life experiences that are similar to the life experiences of clients who have struggled to connect with other therapists.
My favorite clients come into therapy feeling othered, unheard, stuck, confused, and hopeless amongst other overwhelming feelings. While I am not happy to hear that my clients feel this way I know that I personally have the experience to help them get themselves to the other side of their struggles. Clients who identify as neurodivergent, queer, and nerdy tend to tell me they are very happy to have found me as a therapist. Teenagers and adults both have been able to connect with me in healthy and constructive ways.
I identify as
Eclectic
We will work together to determine what treatment method will work specifically for you. We will consider your symptoms, what has worked and not worked in the past, your strengths, your limitations, your cultural background, and other variables specific to you as an individual. Treatment techniques will be pulled from multiple modalities such as CBT, Attachment-based Therapy, ACT, DBT, Family and Couple's Therapy, Gender-affirming Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Strength-based Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Trauma Informed Care.
Trauma Informed Care
Working together we will ensure that all methods and approaches are viewed through a trauma "lens." Should certain aspects of different therapies be triggering we will not focus on that unless it is helpful and the client is ready to use skills to work through a potential trauma response.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Using CBT we will work together to identify how your thoughts and feelings affect your behaviors. We will work to help you see that your thoughts and feelings are not who you are as a person and can be controlled and changed in order to benefit you, as an individual. This will help you feel more in control of your thought process and behaviors within your every day life.
Motivational Interviewing
During the course of therapy I will ask you questions geared to make you think about your own motivations and goals. When you answer these questions we can get closer to identifying contradicting thoughts/behaviors that are interfering with your ability to meet your goals.
Narrative
We will work together to identify the narrative that is occurring in your mind re: your life and how you are living it. Using different narrative skills we can rewrite your narrative in a way that helps you move forward feeling more safe and in control of your life.
8 ratings with written reviews
February 5, 2026
I feel so fortunate to have found Heather on the grow therapy platform! They have helped me process a wide variety of emotionally challenging experiences and set realistic goals for myself. She also continues to offer the perfect balance between validation and identifying areas for growth.
January 29, 2026
I look forward to whatever progress I make with Heather on this journey of mental recovery.
December 22, 2025
I have been with Heather for four years now and she has been wonderful to work with. I look for a therapist who talks like a close friend while maintaining an attitude of professionalism, particularly not being a yes man and also not ignoring my own input about our conversations. She has helped me work through many issues, traumas, and changes in my life. She gives helpful tools, tips and worksheets if you need and goes out of her way to help outside of sessions as well. 12/10 Therapist!