About Heather
Heather Lopez is a licensed clinical social worker with eleven years of practice. She is licensed in California and New York and sees people from New York. Heather focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and relationship or family conflict.
She works in a straightforward, compassionate way. Sessions aim to reduce fear and anxiety while helping people understand their feelings and actions. Heather balances acceptance with change, and she encourages small steps toward the goals each person sets.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which teaches skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Those methods are used to build practical skills for day-to-day life.
Heather often focuses on communication skills and problem solving for family issues, and she supports people coping with shame, guilt, isolation, or impulsivity. She also has experience with mood disorders, panic, postpartum depression, caregiver stress, aging concerns, and issues related to military service.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through a mix of video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Heather works with each person to set clear, manageable goals and to find ways to make therapy fit into everyday life.
CBT and DBT approaches for online care
Heather uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, mood problems, and patterns that keep people stuck. Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on building skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening communication. DBT can be helpful for impulsivity, strong mood swings, and relationship strain.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Heather starts by talking about your goals and what feels most useful. Then she suggests strategies and checks in to see what fits, adjusting plans as needed in collaboration with each person.
Online sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice communication skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can provide brief skill coaching and ongoing support between longer sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- California, New York
- Languages
- English