Meet Heather

I love traveling in my spare time and seeing different cultures. I am also an avid reader, dark chocolate connoisseur, and Netflix binger. When it’s not too cold (above 50 degrees because I’m no winter warrior), I enjoy finding places to hike around Austin.

I love working with people who are managing an invisible illness. I see the strength, determination, and courage it takes to manage a chronic medical issue. Often I am privileged to share an aha! moment when clients realize they are pushing through hard things by shoving emotions down (like anxiety, fear, shame) and continuing to perform their best, despite feeling weighed down and overwhelmed. And I get it. I have endometriosis and lived for years with pain and without a diagnosis. I love helping people find strength and hope on such a difficult journey.

What’s It Like to Work With Me?

I also love working with adults who need support around their anxiety and depression. Many of my clients struggle with perfectionism, boundaries, people-pleasing, and general concerns about identity and worth. A lot of my clients have traumatic events and relationships that they are processing and working through. Therapeutic work can help us see the relationships, patterns, and events that caused us to get stuck and give us the insight and tools to create new perspectives and a new quality of life.

People who know me often say that I am an empathetic listener but I’m not a passive observer. I am warm and interactive; I will actively listen and also ask questions, provide feedback, and share a laugh throughout the process. I have a relational approach, meaning that I believe connections and relationships are crucial to our human foundations, healing, and empowerment.

I hope to empower you, to help you learn how to accept yourself and others, and to work toward healing your past and finding joy in the present.

My Approach

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
training and certification*

Trauma-informed DBT and CBT techniques

Parts work and Ego States

Attachment-based therapy

Somatic-informed therapy

I am a member of the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) and the American Counseling Association.

As a therapist, I enjoy working with people from varying backgrounds and perspectives. I embrace and honor people of any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious and/or spiritual views, age, and ability.

My Background

I graduated from Texas State with a Master's in Professional Counseling in 2014 and I am licensed in the state of Texas.

I have a bachelor’s degree in sociology, a composite social studies teaching certification, and a school counseling certification.

I worked in schools for 18 years (as a history teacher and then as a secondary school counselor).

I began working with clients part-time in 2015.

In 2021, I opened my practice full-time. Working in private practice is my jam.