Meet Heather
Therapy for Anxiety, Perfectionism,
& Chronic Conditions—Find Relief and
Reclaim Your Life.
I’m a relational therapist. I provide a compassionate and nonjudgmental space where you can share your story, and feel seen and truly heard. I will actively listen and also ask questions, provide feedback, and share a laugh throughout the process.
I approach our work together with care and curiosity, engaging in a way that helps us explore your challenges, uncover patterns, and build tools to create meaningful change. I believe you are the expert on your own life, and I do not presume to know what is ‘best’ for you better than you do. My role is to walk alongside you, offering insights, reflections, and tools as we navigate healing and growth—always at your pace, but with the intention of moving forward.
I hope to empower you, to work towards healing your past and finding joy in the present.
You deserve to feel calm and worthy, free from endless cycles of overthinking and self-criticism.
I love working with adults who need support around their anxiety. My clients struggle with perfectionism, boundaries, people-pleasing, and general concerns about identity and worth.
Many of my clients have traumatic childhoods and/ or relationships they are processing and working through. Some people feel like therapy hasn’t helped them in the past. Others feel like they are pretending to “make it” even though they are filled with self-doubt and unwanted thoughts and feelings.
Therapy can help you gain more insight into managing what is overwhelming you. Getting through life’s obstacles can be tough but showing up for yourself is an amazing first step.
I’m here to work with you to find your joy.
You deserve more than just getting by. You can be free from the weight of chronic illness and emotional overwhelm.
I also love working with people who are managing an invisible illness. I see the strength, determination, and courage it takes to manage a chronic medical issue. I am here to listen and help you hold the frustration, overwhelm, and fear that often accompanies chronic conditions. We can work on actionable steps to help you with these hard feelings.
Often, I am privileged to share an aha! moment when clients realize they are pushing through hard things by shoving emotions down (like anxiety, fear, shame) and continuing to perform their best, despite feeling weighed down and overwhelmed.
And I get it. I have endometriosis and lived for years with pain and without a diagnosis. I get how hard it is to navigate life when you are also managing an illness. I love helping people find strength and hope on such a difficult journey.
My Background
I graduated from Texas State with a Master's Degree in Professional Counseling in 2014 and I‘m licensed in the state of Texas.
Before becoming a full-time therapist I worked in Texas schools for 18 years, first as a history teacher and then as a secondary school counselor. I also hold a bachelor’s degree in sociology, a composite social studies teaching certification, and a school counseling certification.
I began working with clients part-time in 2015 and opened my practice full-time in 2021. Being a therapist is my jam.
In my spare time, I like to travel and see different cultures. I am an avid reader, dark chocolate connoisseur, and Netflix binger. When it’s not too cold (above 50 degrees because I’m no winter warrior), I enjoy finding places to hike around Austin.
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Client Feedback
I give clients an option to share feedback after therapy has concluded. Reviews are not something I request at any point, as I deeply respect your privacy. However, if my client feels comfortable, sharing feedback once therapy has ended helps me grow as a professional and gives others a glimpse into what it’s like to work with me. Client feedback is completely optional and anonymous.
Below is some of the recent feedback I’ve gotten after clients completed their therapy experience with me:
“You are so down-to-earth and I felt comfortable with you from the first session. You listen to me and never judge so it’s easy to open up to you. When you say “Party of one!” or “Can we dig?” it cracks me up, but also shows me that you are in this with me and that you honor my thoughts and my pace. I know you really care about your clients and I always felt comfortable and safe talking about my feelings with you.”
“Heather is insightful and dedicated to this work. I’ve been to therapy for years previously and I have never had a therapist who uses parts work, emdr, and brain science together. It’s not just talk therapy. Also, Heather makes you feel so at home. She’s incredibly genuine. I am less anxious, less people-pleasing, and I’ve learned to take up space. Lastly, I appreciate her sharing about the therapeutic process because it empowered me.”
“I was at my worst when I met you. You helped me learn about dissociation, nervous system regulation, and how to use parts to understand my inner conflict. This journey has been the most important investment I’ve made in myself. Thank you for sticking with me, even when I didn’t know how to stick by my own side. You’ve truly made a difference in my life.”
“Heather is the perfect fit for highly sensitive, empathic people pleasers, and for those who have received a diagnosis of C-PTSD and are ready to dive deep into their inner work and relate more deeply with their core selves. She is the most gifted therapist I have had the pleasure of working with and her strength lies in her commitment to professional development and integrating empirical findings into her work. She's also very respectful of emotional boundaries -- much needed in the therapy world as opening up can be so vulnerable. I always felt safe to express to Heather and she would continually check on how I was doing - another thing about her work that sets her apart from other therapists I've had. I also did EMDR in the past, and while it helped in some ways, it was destabilizing in others. Heather's approach to EMDR was thoughtful, intentional, cautious, and moved at a pace that respected where my nervous system was at. Her approach is built on a solid foundation of parts work implemented with the care of someone truly passionate about her work and her clients. I feel safer, have a healthier relationship with myself, have built resilience to life's challenges, and most importantly, feel unburdened by my past."
Certifications, Trainings, & Memberships
In clinical terms, I apply attachment theory, parts work (IFS), ego states (Shapiro), EMDR, and interpersonal neurobiology in my work as a therapist. Below are the most impactful trainings, workshops, and certification programs that inform my practice.
EMDR certification; 20 hours of consultation and experience with at least 25 clients using EMDR as a modality
Basic Training for Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR); part I and 2
At the Crossroads of Trauma Therapy - Integrating EMDR, Structural Dissociation, Attachment Repair and Parts Work - presented by Rachel Walker, MFT
Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions - presented by Gary Brothers, LCSW
Treating Complex Trauma: Beyond Competency; Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
Ego State Interventions with Robin Shapiro
How to Foster Post-Traumatic Growth with NICABM
Working with the Pain of Abandonment with NICABM
Introduction to Parts Work from An Internal Systems Family Perspective with Ilyse Kennedy
Special Considerations for EMDR with Autistic and ADHD clients with Christine MacInnis
"Now You Feel It, Now You Don't": Shame, Pride, Dissociation, and Psychotherapy with Relational Trauma” with Ken Benau
Approved Supervisor for Licensed Professional Counselors in the state of Texas
Member of the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) and the American Counseling Association.
I enjoy working with people from varying backgrounds and perspectives. I embrace and honor people of any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious and/or spiritual views, age, and ability.