Therapist profile
Heather Friend, LCSW, CSW
Colorado
LCSW - Relationships and Anxiety
Continue with HeatherWhere Heather stands
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- License
- LCSW, Colorado / CSW.09927984; LMSW, Michigan / 6801117005; LCSW, Illinois / 149026353; LCSW, Louisiana / 19767
- NPI
- 1366083321
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Colorado
About
- ACT methods
- CBT strategies
- Attachment work
About Heather
Heather Friend is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of clinical experience based in Colorado. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, addictions, codependency, and related concerns. She also supports people dealing with mood conditions, sleep and eating struggles, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions.
Heather uses practical, straightforward methods in sessions. She listens and helps clients name what feels most urgent. Conversations focus on clear next steps people can try between meetings. Sessions move at a pace the client finds manageable.
Her approach draws on several evidence-based methods. Heather incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered techniques to address relationship patterns and emotional needs.
Clients can expect 45-minute live sessions scheduled through Heather's calendar. She offers daily and evening times and weekend appointments. Messaging between sessions is part of her practice, with typical responses within about 24 hours. The subscription for sessions can be canceled at any time and cost varies by location.
Heather welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English. To get started, a person selects the online therapy options button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules an initial session. She aims for a straightforward, collaborative process to help people find footing when obligations and other people take priority.
How sessions work
How Heather’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values-driven action so someone can keep taking steps toward what matters even when emotions are difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change those patterns. These skills can help with anxiety, mood changes, sleep, and unhelpful habits. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early and current relationships shape expectations and reactions. It can be useful for intimacy issues and patterns of closeness or withdrawal.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Heather treats approach as collaborative. She will help clients test what feels most useful based on their goals, needs, and preferences and adjust as progress is made.
Her profile notes 45-minute live sessions scheduled through a calendar and messaging between sessions with typical responses within about 24 hours. She also lists daily, evening, and weekend times. If you want to know which specific online session formats are available now, confirm the current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins, and remove travel time, which can help keep therapy consistent alongside school, work, or caregiving.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Will she help with people-pleasing and putting others first?
Yes. Helping people who struggle with putting others first is listed among her concerns. Sessions focus on identifying patterns and learning practical ways to set limits.
What is her therapy style like?
She keeps sessions collaborative and down-to-earth. Conversations emphasize clear steps and a pace that fits each person's comfort level.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. That experience covers a wide range of mental health and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices from Colorado. Her listings note IL LCSW and CO LCSW credentials.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients, according to her profile.
How are sessions typically delivered?
Her biography mentions 45-minute live sessions scheduled through her calendar and messaging between sessions with about a 24-hour response time. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing depends on the chosen plan and location.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session through her calendar.
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.