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- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Eating issues
About Heather
LCSW licensed in California and New York with 11 years of clinical experience, Heather Lopez focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family difficulties, eating issues, and depression. Heather combines practical strategies from evidence-based models with straightforward conversation. She works to help people reduce distress and gain clearer habits and reactions.
Heather uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in her sessions. She explains how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, and then tries concrete changes that make daily life easier. Sessions often include skills practice, problem-solving, and checking what works in real situations.
People come to Heather for panic attacks, mood struggles, eating and food-related issues, and the stress of caregiving or aging. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, guilt, shame, impulsivity, isolation, and veteran or armed forces related concerns. She addresses communication problems and control issues tied to relationship and family stress.
Her approach balances acceptance and change. Heather aims to reduce fear and anxiety while helping people learn about their reactions. Conversations are direct and practical, with skill-building and behavioral experiments used between sessions when helpful.
She practices in New York and holds the LCSW credential shown on this profile. Sessions are conducted in English. To start, a person completes a short questionnaire and schedules a first session through the service’s booking flow.
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How CBT and DBT inform online sessions with Heather
Heather uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT sessions often focus on practical steps, tracking mood and behavior, and trying new ways of responding to stress or anxiety.She also applies Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotional regulation, impulsivity, or intense mood swings are central concerns. DBT in practice involves learning grounding, distress-tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness techniques and practicing those skills between meetings.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Heather discusses goals, current difficulties, and preferred ways of working, then picks strategies that fit the client's needs. She adjusts methods if something is not helpful and asks clients to give feedback about what is working.
Please confirm the session formats offered before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce travel time. Talk with the scheduling team to learn which options are available and which will best suit practical constraints and goals.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
California, New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Heather works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, eating issues, and related problems such as panic and caregiver stress.
What therapeutic methods does she use?
Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach skills and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience in behavioral health settings and clinical practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in California and New York; her practice location is listed as New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin sessions?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.