About Heather
Heather Abreu welcomes people who feel overwhelmed and want help finding clearer footing. She writes in a direct, practical way and will listen first to understand what matters most to each person. Heather aims to create a calm space where people can talk through stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, relationship strain, career shifts, and other challenges.
Heather is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC with 20 years of experience.
Background and approach
She has worked in mental health, addiction treatment, criminal justice settings, and independent practice. That background informs her steady, practical approach to problem solving and behavior change. Her work is grounded in a person-centered, strength-based stance.
Heather believes the client is the expert in their life and uses a mix of evidence-based techniques to suit individual needs. She listens for the patterns keeping someone stuck, then helps identify concrete skills to change those patterns. Sessions are collaborative and focused on real change.
Heather will gently challenge unhelpful beliefs and support steps toward healthier routines, coping skills, and relationships. She works with issues such as parenting strain, family conflict, eating and intimacy concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue. People who prefer clear goals and practical steps tend to do well with her style.
Her aim is to help clients build confidence and move forward with sustained, manageable changes.
How Heather Uses Practical Approaches Online
Heather uses evidence-based techniques in a practical way to help people change unhelpful patterns. One approach she commonly uses focuses on identifying and challenging negative beliefs and behaviors, helping people replace them with clearer thinking and healthier habits. This approach can be helpful for anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and many everyday stressors.Another frequent focus is relapse prevention and skills for coping with addictive behaviors. That work emphasizes routine building, craving management, and strategies to handle triggers so people can regain control of daily life. Both approaches are adapted to each person’s pace and goals rather than following a rigid script.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then adjust methods as therapy progresses. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan stays aligned with their needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for a full session with visual cues, phone is good when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text messaging can help maintain progress between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New York, Connecticut
- Languages
- English