Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
- Depression
How Heather works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California, Connecticut
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Heather
Heather Parenti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people handle stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and relationship struggles. She offers straightforward, practical support for worries about eating, depression, addiction, self‑esteem, parenting, sleep, career changes, and other life transitions. Heather speaks English and works from Connecticut, drawing on decades of practice to guide people toward feeling more settled and capable.
Heather believes most answers come from inside a person, not from outside fixes.
Background and approach
She invites people to explore what matters to them and to try small, concrete steps that add up. Sessions aim to make daily life easier and relationships clearer, not to add jargon or extra stress. Heather has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for 27 years and holds social work licenses in California and Connecticut.
Her work history includes independent practice since 2004, clinical roles in medical and mental health settings, school settings, and experience in athletic coaching. She pairs clinical work with long-term personal practices like yoga, meditation, and creative writing. Her therapy style adapts to each person.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a frequent starting point, combined with mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas and narrative approaches when helpful. She also draws on attachment ideas and relationship-focused tools when needed. Clients can expect a practical, down‑to‑earth approach that focuses on what can change now.
Heather supports people through both sudden crises and slow, painful transitions, helping them find manageable ways to feel more content and capable.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heather lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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 Heather’s approaches translate to online therapy
Heather commonly works from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas, with Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills added when helpful. CBT looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical steps to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based work focuses on patterns in relationships and helps people understand how early bonds shape current reactions and connection. DBT skills bring mindfulness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance tools for strong emotions and impulsive behaviors.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Heather will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before, and what fits their life. Together they decide which ideas and exercises to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy can make regular sessions easier to fit into busy schedules and life transitions. Confirm current session options before booking since session formats are not listed here. Many people find online work helps keep momentum between meetings and makes it simpler to add short skill practices into a day. Heather aims to help clients use therapy tools in everyday situations so changes carry over outside the session.
Questions people ask about Heather
What concerns does Heather help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, eating and addiction issues, relationship and intimacy struggles, grief, parenting and sleep problems, and broader life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Heather uses practical, plain-language work that focuses on small changes. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas to fit each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience working across independent practice, medical and mental health settings, schools, and athletic coaching roles.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and Connecticut and is based in Connecticut.
Are sessions offered in any other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any regional details when arranging sessions.
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.