About Heather
Heather Mattson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. She aims to create an affirming space where clients feel heard and respected. Heather focuses on practical steps that people can use between sessions to reduce distress and gain more control over daily life.
Heather works with people facing trauma and abuse, panic and social anxiety, and the fallout from major life changes like divorce or loss.
Background and approach
She supports those dealing with attachment struggles, codependency, and identity concerns. She also addresses issues connected to adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, body image, and dissociation. Her style is collaborative and person-centered.
Heather meets people where they are, listening first and then helping set small, achievable goals. Sessions mix problem-solving, learning new coping skills, and talking through painful memories at a pace that feels manageable. Heather has five years of clinical experience and holds a Wisconsin Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential.
She offers work in English and does not take international clients. Her practice adapts to each person’s needs rather than using a single method for everyone. Practical matters are handled directly: Heather offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling is arranged after completing a brief matching questionnaire.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Heather uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life skills and safety. One common thread is working on anxiety and panic through gradual exposure to feared situations and practicing calming strategies. This helps reduce avoidance and builds confidence in everyday settings.Another emphasis is on processing trauma and painful memories at a pace the client can tolerate. Sessions combine careful storytelling with coping tools to manage overwhelming reactions so memories become less disruptive in daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then shape sessions around what seems most helpful. Progress is built step by step, checking in and adjusting methods as needed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face when deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, between-session coaching, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving responsibilities while keeping treatment focused and practical.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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