Licensed to practice in Ohio and accepts 39 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Substance Misuse and 4 more.
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Starting therapy can feel like a big step, and you may be wondering what our work together would actually look like. My goal is to create a supportive, collaborative space where you can better understand yourself, build practical skills, and work toward a life that feels more manageable and meaningful. I use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as a primary approach. DBT is a skills-based, evidence-informed therapy that can help with managing intense emotions, navigating relationships, tolerating difficult situations, and responding to yourself and others with greater awareness and effectiveness. Depending on your goals, we may focus on any or all of the following: • Managing strong or overwhelming emotions • Building healthier relationships and boundaries • Increasing mindfulness and self-awareness • Tolerating distress without making situations worse • Strengthening self-compassion • Building a life aligned with your values Therapy works best when we approach it as a team. I’ll bring clinical knowledge, structure, support, and honest feedback; you bring your experiences, goals, questions, and willingness to practice new approaches. You can expect me to encourage and challenge you, when appropriate, and help you make sense of what you are experiencing. There may be times when therapy feels rough, particularly when we are looking at patterns you have used for a long time. We'll work through those moments together rather than expecting you to navigate them alone. You will also have opportunities to practice skills between sessions. The goal isn't just talking about what is happening in your life—it's to help you develop tools you can use in your life. The hope is over time, you leave therapy with a greater understanding of yourself, confidence in your ability to handle difficulties, and a sense that you can build a life worth living.
In our first session together, we'll start getting to know each other and creating a comfortable environment where we both can talk openly. We will start to identify and understand the challenges that motivated you to come to counseling. This will help us create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
In my career, I have worked with children, teens, and adults. I have worked with the courts. I have worked with child welfare systems. I have worked with drug and alcohol dependency programs. I have worked at schools and courthouses, and homeless shelters, and rehab facilities. In addition, I have a broad educational background and a thirst for knowledge that keeps me learning. And all of this has helped me to develop compassion and empathy and the means of finding a way to connect with my clients on a meaningful level and to see each person as an individual.
I enjoy working with all kinds of people, however I love working with people in recovery: many times their recovery journey includes co-occurring mental health issues. My clients are eager to improve, but don't yet have the tools needed to make this goal a reality. They often feel stuck, overwhelmed, and anxious at the prospect of a whole life overhaul.
Cash - $90 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Ambetter Health
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Buckeye Health Plan
Buckeye Health Plan (Managed Medicaid)
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Medicaid - Buckeye Health Plan
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid
I am certified in dialectical behavior therapy and have found it beneficial for a variety of life situations. DBT emphasizes a unique collaborative approach where the therapist and client work together as partners. The therapist acts as a coach, guiding the client through the process of learning and applying DBT skills. An advantage of DBT, is clients can walk away after one session, with a new life/coping skill, it doesn't always take weeks or months to make progress.
I use polyvagal therapy to assist clients with anxiety, trauma response, and emotional distress. In a nutshell, polyvagal addresses the emotional and physical responses we learn over the course of life that kept us safe but now keep us from forming healthy connections to other people, including ourselves.
I am also certified in integrative mental health. This style of counseling highlights all parts of self: biological, psychological, social, and spiritual. Psychoeducation is a big part of this therapy, for example, learning about sleep hygeine or nutrition habits and how these can be improved on to increase life satisfaction.
12 ratings with written reviews
May 23, 2026
I felt comfortable right away with Heather. She so understanding. She challenges me to become a better me. The biggest thing is she so nonjudgmental.
April 10, 2026
Heather is definitely doing a great job because I feel she truly cares. It seems as if she enjoys her job and means well. Just a little time I have talked to her, to me, she knows what I need.
February 17, 2026
I appreciate all that she has taught me. She really has made my life better since meeting her.