About Heather
Dr. Heather Gillman is a New York psychologist with 28 years of experience helping people facing anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and mood disorders. She brings a direct and engaged style to sessions and aims to help people move past feeling stuck or empty.
She speaks English and practices from New York as NY Psychologist 016474. Her work blends straightforward conversation with thoughtful interpretation. She often uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to identify unhelpful thinking and build practical coping skills. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal skills. Jungian ideas are used at times to look at deeper themes and personal meaning when that fits a person's goals.
People who come to her for anxiety often leave with clearer steps to handle panic, social fears, or ongoing worry. Those dealing with relationship or intimacy issues can get support in improving communication and connection. Concerns around grief, addiction, body image, and self-esteem are also addressed with tailored strategies.
Sessions may include active dialogue, feedback, and collaborative goal-setting. The focus is practical change and discovering what helps a person feel more fulfilled. Anyone curious about a different way forward can begin with a short matching questionnaire to see if this approach fits.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to a person. In online sessions this means the therapist reflects concerns and priorities so each conversation stays relevant to the client's life and goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Online CBT sessions typically include brief skill teaching, homework ideas, and practical steps for managing anxiety, panic, or mood symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills. Online work can include learning concrete DBT skills for handling intense feelings and improving communication in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and which methods fit best, then adapt techniques to the client's needs in a collaborative way.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier when movement is needed; live chat and messaging work well for shorter check-ins, notes between sessions, or more frequent support. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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