Heather Friend, LCSW, CSW
Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday challenges
Book with Heather- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Colorado, Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Heather
Heather Friend is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and relationship concerns. She offers straightforward, compassionate support for issues such as trauma, grief, addiction, ADHD, and self-esteem. Her style is calm and practical, aimed at helping people feel steadier in daily life.
Heather keeps sessions collaborative and paced to each person. She focuses on strengths and small changes that build confidence. Sessions are open and nonjudgmental so people can speak honestly about hard things.
Background and approach
Her approach blends evidence-based methods with an emphasis on feeling heard. Heather uses tools that help with emotion regulation, clearer thinking, and values-based action. She works with practical strategies aimed at coping, clearer communication, and reducing overwhelm.
Heather has eight years of clinical experience and holds LCSW and CSW credentials. She practices in Colorado and works with people across many concerns, including coping with life transitions, compassion fatigue, eating and sleeping struggles, and intimacy-related issues. Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so scheduling can fit a busy life.
Heather aims to respond to messages within 24 hours and offers weekday, evening, and weekend session times to make ongoing work easier to maintain.
What Heather works with
Everything Heather lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Heather helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heather lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small steps toward those values even when emotions are difficult. It often helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thought patterns and teaches practical skills to shift thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early and current relationship patterns shape how you connect with others and yourself, and it can be useful for intimacy concerns and relational stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. She mixes approaches when it helps and adjusts the pace to what feels manageable, so therapy becomes a joint effort rather than a prescription.
Online therapy offers real practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let for face-to-face conversation while saving travel time. Phone sessions can fit a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make regular, consistent care more accessible and easier to maintain.
Questions people ask about Heather
What concerns does Heather commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, addictions, ADHD, and many relationship and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Heather takes a warm, supportive, and collaborative approach. She focuses on practical steps, emotional clarity, and building on personal strengths.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has eight years of clinical experience and brings that practical experience to sessions to help people feel steadier and more capable.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Colorado with the LCSW licensure noted in that state.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and Heather accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Heather provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to allow people to choose the format that fits their routine.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use 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 a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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