Heather Friend, LCSW, CSW

Therapist in Colorado

Heather Friend is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and trauma.

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Licensed inColorado, Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana
LicenseCSW.09927984, 6801117005, 149026353, 19767
NPI 1366083321
Experience8+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Heather

Heather Friend is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and trauma. She offers a calm, accepting presence and focuses on building emotional clarity and stronger coping skills. Heather works with people dealing with parenting challenges, addiction, ADHD, career strain, and compassion fatigue.

Sessions are available on weekdays, evenings, and weekends, and she responds to messages between appointments. Heather uses a collaborative, paced style.

Background and approach

She centers the person in front of her and looks for practical ways to make daily life easier. Conversations aim to identify strengths, break down overwhelming problems, and try small changes that can shift how a person feels. She encourages clients to move at a pace that feels manageable and to set goals together.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to understand relationships and patterns that start early in life. She also uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to address thoughts, behaviors, and values. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are introduced when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities.

Heather has eight years of clinical experience and holds credentials as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and a CSW. She practices from Colorado and offers sessions in English. People may message her between sessions for additional support, and live visits are 45 minutes long.

To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions through the Start Therapy process. Heather aims to make therapy accessible and responsive, and she works to help people feel more grounded and capable in everyday life.

Credentials

LCSW (Colorado): License CSW.09927984 · expires August 2027
LMSW (Michigan): License 6801117005 · expires August 2026
LCSW (Illinois): License 149026353 · expires November 2027
LCSW (Louisiana): License 19767 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1366083321 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Heather lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

How Heather’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationship patterns and emotional responses; online sessions can help people notice those patterns and practice new ways of connecting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward a meaningful life while accepting hard thoughts and feelings. Client-centered therapy prioritizes the person’s perspective, offering a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance so clients can explore concerns and find their own solutions.

Heather approaches treatment collaboratively. She will help clients pick an approach or mix methods based on each person's goals, struggles, and comfort level. That process is exploratory - goals and techniques are adjusted together as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, support people in different locations, and offer flexible ways to stay connected between live visits.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Heather address?

Heather supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, addiction concerns, and related problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm, accepting, and collaborative. She focuses on building emotional clarity, recognizing strengths, and pacing work to match each person's needs.

What experience does she bring?

Heather has eight years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns and complex life stressors.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices from Colorado; her licensure includes IL LCSW and CO LCSW as listed.

In what languages are sessions offered and are international clients supported?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats does she use?

Heather offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

Begin 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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