Heather’s specific area of clinical practice is in childhood emotional neglect (CEN). The difficult thing about CEN is that its impacts upon people’s lives are often hard to identify. Many people grow up with their external needs (e.g. for food, shelter, clothing, etc.) met adequately or even met well, but in an environment where their emotional needs were ignored, unrecognized, under-recognized or discouraged. You may have grown up telling yourself that you had a fine, good or even great childhood, and this can make it incredibly difficult to pinpoint why you feel empty, alone, depressed, or separate from other people.

Heather has a background in writing, teaching, and clinical psychotherapy. She would love to work with you in a respectful, collaborative, and deeply connected way to help you understand yourself and your experiences. As a therapist, her work is influenced by emotion-focused and psychodynamic approaches, but above all else she values careful listening and empathy.

Whether you suspect that you are impacted by childhood emotional neglect, or you are living with depression and anxiety, the pain of trauma, difficulties related to ADHD, or parenting challenges, Heather is open and ready to support you. Things can and will get better.

Heather’s specific area of clinical practice is in childhood emotional neglect (CEN). The difficu... Read More