Heather Friend is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, parenting strain, and self esteem challenges. She offers a calm, accepting presence and aims to help clients notice their strengths and build steady confidence. Her style is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs so people can move at a comfortable speed.
She keeps sessions warm and nonjudgmental and focuses on practical steps people can use between meetings. Heather encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time. She also supports people coping with trauma, addictions, mood concerns, and life transitions, and those navigating identity and intimacy questions.
Heather uses several therapy approaches to match what a person needs in the room. She draws from acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed work, client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral tools, and dialectical behavior skills. These methods give a mix of emotional support, skill-building, and values-focused action.
Sessions are paced to build trust and confidence, with attention to what feels manageable. Heather offers evening, daily, and weekend sessions, and clients may message her for additional support between meetings. Live sessions run 45 minutes and are scheduled through her calendar.
She is licensed in Colorado and also holds an Illinois LCSW designation. Heather has eight years of clinical experience and works with people who want practical ways to feel steadier in daily life.
How Heather’s Approaches Fit Online Work
Heather often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take small actions that match what matters to them. ACT is useful when someone feels stuck or uncertain about how to move forward.
She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach can help people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and develop new, more stable habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Heather will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods over time. That makes therapy a shared process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are set by the therapist. Heather’s profile notes 45-minute live sessions with evening, daily, and weekend times, plus messaging for additional support. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Ask about session options when you schedule so you know what will fit into your routine.
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Colorado, Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy questions, self esteem, parenting strain, trauma and addiction concerns among others.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm, accepting, and paced to the client. She blends listening with practical tools so people can practice new skills between sessions.
What kind of background does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with a broad range of mental health and life challenges and focuses on building confidence and emotional clarity.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is licensed in Colorado with an Illinois LCSW designation noted.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Live sessions last 45 minutes and are scheduled through her calendar; she also offers evening, daily, and weekend appointment times and allows messaging between sessions for additional support.
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 begin working with her?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
