About Heather
Heather Wiest is a licensed clinical social worker in Arizona with 17 years of therapy experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and helping people cope with life changes. Heather aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can begin to feel steady again.
Her approach blends body and mind techniques with practical talk. Sessions may include breathing work, mindfulness, gentle movement, and attention to how the nervous system reacts.
Background and approach
She also uses tools like somatic exercises, tapping, bilateral stimulation, and life timeline review when those methods fit a person’s needs. Heather draws on years of clinical work and her own recovery journey to guide the process. She describes therapy as a partnership where goals and plans are made together.
Measurement-based care and feedback-informed methods help track progress and shape what comes next. Faith and spirituality are part of Heather’s life and inform how she practices, though clients set their own pace and focus.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Sociology and a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University, and she holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential in Arizona. Outside the therapy room she leads yoga and retreat work and brings that experience into sessions when it matches a person’s preferences.
Her style aims to be straightforward and compassionate, helping people build skills to manage stress and move forward. To explore whether she might be a fit, people typically begin by describing their main concerns and goals and then try an initial session to see how the approach feels in practice.
Approaches that blend body and talk work well online
Heather uses evidence-based, body-informed methods alongside conversational therapy. Somatic work focuses on noticing physical sensations and how the body holds stress; it helps people who want to reduce nervous system activation and feel calmer in daily life. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention skills like breath awareness and grounding; these tools can lower anxiety and improve focus when practiced between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques in session, and adjust plans based on how the client responds. Together they set goals, track progress, and choose methods that fit the client’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist observe movement or breathing cues and work through exercises in real time. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier when being on camera is difficult. Live chat or text-based messaging supports short check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing contact between longer sessions. These options make it possible to keep therapy consistent around work, family, or travel commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English