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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Parenting and ADHD
About Heather
Heather Friend, LCSW, CSW, is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Colorado with eight years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, addictions, LGBT concerns, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career worries, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD. She describes her style as collaborative, paced to the client, and focused on helping people notice strengths and gain emotional clarity.
Heather uses practical conversation and focused strategies in sessions. She aims to help people feel more grounded and capable in daily life. Sessions are described as thoughtful and paced to the person’s needs. She notes that starting therapy can feel nerve-wracking and that it is normal to go slowly at first.
Her background includes eight years working as a clinical social worker. Heather lists several therapeutic approaches she uses, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She frames these as tools to help people build insight, skills, and emotional regulation.
Practical details she provides include daily, evening, and weekend session options, and 45-minute live sessions scheduled through an online calendar. She also offers messaging for additional support and typically responds within 24 hours. Payment is handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location.
To begin, Heather asks clients to use the site button to view online therapy options, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
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Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions fit
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that matter. It can help with anxiety, depression, and getting unstuck from avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors link together and teaches skills to change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, mood, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relationship patterns and how early connections shape current reactions; it is useful for intimacy issues, trauma responses, and parenting concerns.Heather works collaboratively to find the best approach. She discusses goals and preferences and adjusts methods based on how a person responds. Choosing an approach is presented as an ongoing, practical conversation rather than a single decision made at the first session.
The original biography indicates Heather offers 45-minute live sessions and messaging for additional support. Confirm the current online session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier by offering evening, weekend, and daily appointment times. Messaging can provide brief support between sessions and live sessions can be used for skill coaching, processing, and check-ins. Consider whether a shorter check-in or a camera-off session fits your needs and ask about those options when you schedule.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, addictions, LGBT concerns, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and related topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. She uses ACT, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, CBT, and DBT techniques as tools in sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience as a clinical social worker.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the credentials LCSW and CSW and is licensed as an LCSW in Illinois and Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The biography lists live sessions that last 45 minutes and messaging for additional support. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session through her calendar.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.