Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Harriet works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- PA Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 46
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Harriet
Dr. Harriet Heath is a Pennsylvania psychologist with 46 years of clinical experience. She listens closely and helps people name the problems that matter to them.
Her style is steady and practical, focused on clear steps rather than jargon. Clients often come for help with relationship strain, anger, anxiety, depression, or major life changes. She also supports people coping with trauma, grief, caregiving stress, and issues around identity and self-esteem.
Background and approach
Dr. Heath works with adoption and foster care questions, attachment concerns, and autism-related challenges when those topics arise. Her sessions emphasize understanding how past relationships shape current patterns.
She uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to shift unhelpful thinking and from attachment-informed work to rebuild trust and closeness. Solution-focused techniques are used to set small, achievable goals and track progress. Dr.
Heath keeps conversations grounded and action oriented. People leave sessions with specific practices to try between meetings, such as short behavior experiments, communication scripts, or pacing plans for stress. She adjusts the pace to match each person’s needs and comfort.
Across decades of practice she has learned to combine warmth with structure. That helps when people are facing parenting stresses, relationship rifts, midlife shifts, or the fallout of trauma. Her aim is to help clients feel clearer, more capable, and better able to handle everyday challenges.
What Harriet works with
Everything Harriet lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Harriet's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Self-harm
- Women's issues
Approaches Harriet lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Dr. Heath uses attachment-informed work to look at how early relationships shape current reactions and closeness. This approach helps people who struggle with trust, relationship patterns, or caregiving roles by focusing on connection and repair.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT gives concrete tools for reducing anxiety, managing anger, and changing unhelpful thinking through short exercises and behavioral experiments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods over time. That collaborative planning helps make sessions feel relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework, or quick coaching-style support between sessions.
These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, handle caregiving schedules, or continue work while relocating. The focus remains on clear steps, real-world practice, and steady progress toward the client’s goals.
Questions people ask about Harriet
What concerns does Dr. Heath commonly address?
She helps people with relationship problems, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting stress, and life transitions among other issues.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is listening first, then working collaboratively to set practical steps. She blends attachment perspectives with cognitive and solution-focused techniques.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 46 years of experience as a practitioner in clinical settings and personal work.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed as PA Psychologist PS003784L and is located in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered online?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.