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Heather Friend
Experience
8 years
Based in
Colorado
Sessions
Online
Languages
English

Therapist · Colorado

Heather Friend

LCSW, CSW

Compassionate help for stress and relationships

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License and NPI on record

LCSW
Colorado · CSW.09927984
LMSW
Michigan · 6801117005
LCSW
Illinois · 149026353
LCSW
Louisiana · 19767
NPI
1366083321

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  • Warm collaborative style
  • Strengths focused
  • Flexible scheduling

About Heather

Heather Friend is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, addiction, and questions about identity or intimacy. She offers a calm, accepting presence and focuses on helping clients notice their strengths. Therapy with Heather is collaborative and paced to match each person’s needs.

She creates a warm space where people can speak without pressure. Heather aims to help clients build emotional clarity and greater confidence in daily life. She encourages small, manageable steps when change feels overwhelming.

Heather uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage emotions and make healthier choices. Sessions are thoughtful and goal-oriented while staying flexible to what comes up. She emphasizes skills people can use between sessions to cope and move forward.

Heather has eight years of clinical experience and holds LCSW and CSW credentials. She works from a strengths-based outlook and supports people through transitions such as caregiving strains, chronic illness, grief, and identity questions. Her background includes work with trauma, attachment issues, and complex life stressors.

She offers daily, evening, and weekend appointment times and allows messaging for extra support with typical response within 24 hours. Live sessions last 45 minutes and are scheduled through her calendar. Prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issues

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Colorado, Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana

Languages

English

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small, values-based steps even when feelings are difficult. It can help with anxiety, stress, and getting unstuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how past connections affect current trust and intimacy issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help figure out which methods fit the client’s goals, needs, and preferences. She combines approaches as appropriate and adjusts plans based on progress and feedback.

The profile notes live sessions that run 45 minutes and are scheduled through her calendar, with messaging available for additional support and typical responses within 24 hours. Because formats can change, confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can attend more consistently.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Heather address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, addictions, mood disorders like depression and bipolar, ADHD, and related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm, accepting, and collaborative. She moves at a pace that fits the client and focuses on building strengths and emotional clarity.

What kind of clinical background does she have?

Heather has eight years of clinical experience working with trauma, attachment issues, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and complex life transitions.

Which credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Colorado.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

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

What session formats are offered?

The biography describes live sessions that last 45 minutes and scheduling via her calendar; please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled?

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?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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