- Practical coping skills
- Attachment-focused care
- Mindfulness and movement
About Heather
Heather Parenti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, eating concerns, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, and more. She believes people have the inner capacity to choose a better life and aims to help clients feel more content and capable. Heather works with individuals who feel they are not enough and helps them build steadier self-worth and healthier patterns.
Heather trained at California State University, Long Beach and practiced in Southern California before relocating to Connecticut in 2017. She has run a private practice since 2004 and has worked in medical and mental health settings, schools, and athletic coaching environments. Her background as a long-time competitive athlete and her ongoing yoga, meditation, and creative arts practice inform how she supports people through change.
Her approach adapts to each person’s needs, though she often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness, and attachment-focused ideas. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and noticing patterns that keep problems repeating. She also uses narrative ideas to help people rewrite distressing stories about themselves.
Heather emphasizes small, steady changes that fit daily life. She helps people work through parenting strain, intimacy and connection issues, codependency, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and career transitions. Her style is direct, compassionate, and aimed at helping clients practice new ways of living.
To begin, readers should follow the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
How Heather’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connection patterns shape current relationships and emotional responses; it helps people understand and change how they relate to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) concentrates on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness for people struggling with intense feelings and unstable moods.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather works with each person to see which ideas fit their goals and current struggles. She adapts methods over time, mixing skills training, attachment work, and narrative reflection based on what helps the individual make steady progress.
The therapist’s biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let people practice skills in the places they live and work while keeping treatment consistent across life transitions.
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Experience
27+ years
Credentials
California, Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Heather address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, eating concerns, addiction, grief, trauma, codependency, and life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and compassionate. Sessions emphasize skills, clearer thinking, and changing unhelpful patterns.
What is her professional background?
Heather has worked in private practice since 2004 and has experience in medical and mental health settings, education, and athletic coaching.
Which credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with CA LCSW and CT LCSW credentials and practices from Connecticut.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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