Heather Freegard
I'm Heather Freegard, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience supporting adults, veterans, and first responders navigating trauma, burnout, and complex life transitions. My approach is collaborative, direct, and grounded in evidence-based care.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I bring more than a decade of experience supporting clients through life changes and navigating their traumatic experiences.
I create a dependable, supportive space where you can process heavy experiences without judgment, regain emotional stability, and build practical tools to restore balance and control in your daily life.
First session
In our first session, we will focus on creating a comfortable, non-judgmental space to explore what brought you to therapy and what you hope to achieve. You will leave with a clearer understanding of your goals, practical grounding techniques you can start using immediately, and a collaborative roadmap tailored to support your ongoing growth and healing.
Strengths
My greatest strengths are bringing a calm, steady presence to high-stress experiences and tailoring evidence-based strategies to fit your real-world needs. Clients often value my practical, pragmatic approach, steady patience, and ability to help them untangle complex trauma so they can move forward with clarity and confidence.
Ideal clients
I specialize in working with adults, to include veterans and first responders, navigating trauma recovery, chronic anxiety, professional or personal burnout, and life readjustments. My approach is rooted in trauma-informed care, mindfulness, and strengths-based modalities. I believe in meeting you where you are with compassion, curiosity, and respect to help you build resilience, process difficult experiences, and reclaim a sense of grounded control in your daily life.
Treatment methods
EMDR
I utilize EMDR to help clients process distressing memories, trauma, and stuck emotional patterns—as well as targeted phobias. By working through past experiences in a structured, evidence-based way, we strip the emotional charge from trauma so you can move forward with greater freedom and self-regulation.
Biofeedback
Biofeedback helps you listen to and decode your body’s nervous system signals. We use this awareness to develop concrete, real-time strategies to regulate your physiological stress response, reduce anxiety, and gain greater control over panic or hypervigilance.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT allows us to examine the direct connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We identify and reframe automatic negative thought patterns and unhelpful loops, giving you practical, actionable tools to manage stress and anxiety in daily life.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
I utilize EFIT (Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy) to help individual clients heal from trauma, process deep attachment wounds, and transform overwhelming emotions. By working through core emotional patterns in a safe, structured space, we foster self-compassion, regulate the nervous system, and restore a sense of internal security and resilience.
Grief Therapy
Grief therapy offers a structured, compassionate space to process profound loss—whether that is the death of a loved one, a beloved pet, or the loss of a major life role or identity. We focus on honoring your experience while helping you navigate life transitions and build emotional resilience.
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Virtual sessions
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- GeorgiaLicense CSW007766