Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Heather works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York, Connecticut
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Heather
Heather Abreu is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor with two decades of clinical experience. She welcomes people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, grief, depression, relationship struggles, career change, and other life transitions. Heather aims to create a calm, straightforward space where someone can talk through what feels hard and begin to make small, practical changes.
She uses an integrative, person-centered style that starts with the client's goals.
Background and approach
Heather believes each person knows their life best, and therapy is a partnership to identify what gets in the way and what helps. Sessions focus on building skills, naming patterns, and practicing new ways of coping that fit daily life. Heather has worked across mental health, addiction treatment, criminal justice settings, and in independent practice.
That background supports work with people affected by trauma, addictions, family conflict, and major life changes like divorce or career shifts. Her experience includes helping loved ones of people with addiction as well as individuals facing complex transitions. In sessions Heather is direct but empathetic.
She may challenge unhelpful habits and gently push clients past comfort zones when needed. The aim is to replace limiting beliefs and patterns with practical routines and clearer choices so people can move forward. Her approach emphasizes strengths and measurable steps.
People leave sessions with concrete practices to try between meetings, and Heather checks progress over time to adjust the plan as needed.
What Heather works with
Everything Heather lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Heather's practice.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Heather draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and blends them to fit each person. One common approach focuses on skill building for emotion regulation and coping - learning concrete tools to manage anger, anxiety, and stress in day-to-day situations. Another approach centers on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by testing beliefs and trying new actions between sessions. These methods help with grief, relationship issues, addiction recovery, and life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather collaborates with each person to choose and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and what feels useful in practice. She checks progress and tweaks the plan so the work stays relevant and practical rather than theoretical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when visual connection helps. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or fit a break during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into life and keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Heather
What concerns does Heather commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, parenting and family conflict, career changes, bipolar concerns, eating issues, and compassion fatigue.
What is her style and therapeutic approach?
Heather uses an integrative, person-centered approach that focuses on strengths and practical skills. Therapy is collaborative and tailored to each person's needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of experience working in mental health, addiction treatment, criminal justice settings, and independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and is based in Connecticut with license details listed as CT LPC and NY LMHC.
What languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Heather offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routine.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.