Therapist profile
Heather Breems, LCSW
Illinois
LCSW - Relationships and Codependency
Continue with HeatherWhere Heather stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Illinois / 149.014749
- NPI
- 1912773292
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment work
- CBT and mindfulness
About Heather
Heather Breems is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with 11 years of professional experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, depression, and codependency-related concerns. She also helps people facing grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and life changes.
Heather uses clear, practical conversation to help people name what is not working. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, improving communication, and building small skills that make daily life easier. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.
Her approach also includes attachment-based ideas to clarify how early relationships shape current responses. Emotionally-focused methods help people name and shift painful feelings in the moment. Mindfulness practices are offered to build tolerance for difficult emotions and improve attention.
Heather adapts the pace to each person. Some sessions emphasize problem-solving and skills practice. Others prioritize feeling regulation and repairing ruptures in key relationships. She encourages clients to try concrete changes between sessions and to notice what helps.
Clients can expect straightforward feedback, a focus on practical coping, and help deciding next steps. Heather practices in Illinois and offers services in English. To begin, clients follow the site's matching and scheduling process to arrange a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape how someone reacts now. Online sessions can use conversation and reflective exercises to notice those patterns and try new responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors using concrete tools and between-session practices that transfer easily to everyday life.Finding the best approach is collaborative. Heather will talk with the client about goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps. Sessions can blend emotion-focused work with skills practice so people both feel heard and leave with things to try at home.
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current online session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove commute time. It also lets therapists use shared worksheets, guided mindfulness practices, and behavioral assignments between meetings to support steady progress.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of relationship problems does she address?
She works with adults who struggle with people-pleasing, leaning too much on others, and communication problems in close relationships.
Does she help with people-pleasing and boundary setting?
Yes. Heather uses practical tools and conversation to help people notice patterns and practice saying no more clearly.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and collaborative, mixing skill-building with emotion-focused work to address both behavior and feeling.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois.
Where is she based and what language does she use?
She practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.