About Heather
Heather Goltz meets people where they are and helps them find clearer footing during hard transitions. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, coping with life changes, and coaching. Heather is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, based in Texas and brings eight years of practice experience to her work.
Heather uses a compassionate, culturally aware style in sessions. She listens closely and asks practical questions to help clients spot unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Conversations often focus on communication, attachment, and self-worth so people can make different choices in relationships and daily life. She regularly supports people facing grief, chronic health problems, cancer, caregiver strain, and the questions that come with aging. She also welcomes open discussion of sexuality, kink, body image, and identity without judgment.
These topics are treated as part of the whole person, not separated from other stresses. Therapy with Heather is collaborative and straightforward. She helps clients set small goals and tests changes between sessions.
Coaching-style work is offered alongside therapy to build skills for managing stress and navigating life transitions. Sessions are conducted in English and take place online using video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Heather aims to help people reconnect with their values, manage shame or guilt, and move toward a steadier sense of purpose and calm.
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Heather uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a straightforward way. One common approach focuses on understanding patterns in thoughts and behaviors and testing small changes to reduce anxiety and stress; this helps when worry or avoidance get in the way of daily life. A second approach looks at attachment and communication patterns to improve intimacy and relationship functioning by teaching clearer expression and healthier boundaries.Choosing the right method is a shared process. Heather will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before, and preferences for change. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill-building, exploratory work, or a mix of coaching and therapy based on what the client needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues and have a fuller session, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief support, homework check-ins, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options allow therapy to fit around work, caregiving, and other commitments without adding travel time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English