About Heidi
Heidi Dijak is a licensed LMSW with 35 years of professional experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, and big life changes. Her approach is direct and respectful, aimed at making the first steps feel manageable for a worried person reaching out on a phone.
She focuses on clear, practical conversation. Sessions concentrate on current struggles and concrete skills for coping. Heidi adapts the way she talks and plans work to fit each person's needs and goals.
Background and approach
Heidi uses strategies from client-centered therapy to keep sessions collaborative and grounded in what matters to the individual. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and build healthier habits. Dialectical behavior therapy tools help with emotion regulation and reducing impulsive reactions.
Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. Emotionally-focused ideas support improving communication and understanding emotional patterns that drive behavior. Her practice also covers concerns such as codependency, communication problems, control issues, drug and alcohol addiction, family problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, men's issues, mood disorders, multicultural concerns, paranoia, personality disorders, phobias, and process addictions.
Heidi works with people in Michigan and also accepts international clients by remote session methods. She aims to meet people where they are and build a plan together. The early sessions typically focus on immediate coping tools and a simple plan for change.
How Heidi Adapts Therapy Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on your goals and priorities. The therapist listens without judging and helps you steer the conversation toward what feels most important. This approach is useful when someone needs a trusted listener and direction for next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors you can change. It breaks problems into small parts and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and manage addictive patterns. These tools are often used to handle immediate stress and build new routines.
Dialectical behavior therapy adds specific skills for handling strong emotions and reducing impulsive acts. It teaches techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with you about your needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit best. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time based on what helps you most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging suit short updates, written reflection, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to access support from Michigan or abroad.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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