Heather Harris, LCSW

Heather Harris is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a long history of supporting people through trauma, mood concerns, and major life transitions. She has worked in the social work field for 19 years and has spent the past 14 years focusing on the Veteran population. Her clinical background includes work in outpatient behavioral clinics where she provided therapy for anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Heather earned a bachelor of social work from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and completed a master of social work in 2004 at the University of Denver.

In clinical practice she draws on methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing to help clients develop coping skills, reframe unhelpful patterns, and pursue values-based goals. Her additional areas of focus include domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, veteran and armed forces issues, moral injury, grief and loss, and other mood and trauma-related concerns. She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, anger, and adapting to life changes.

Heather strives to make the therapy experience genuine, positive, and respectful. She recognizes that taking the first step toward therapy requires courage and welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with clients to identify goals and create practical plans for recovery and growth.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify what matters most to them and take actions that align with those values, even when difficult thoughts or emotions are present. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and improve coping skills. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of traumatic experiences by helping individuals process trauma, reduce trauma-related symptoms, and rebuild a sense of safety and agency.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Heather Harris works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will explore which tools and strategies feel most helpful and adapt the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical benefits such as flexible scheduling and access from home through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain momentum in treatment, attend sessions during busy weeks, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with licensed professionals and therapists.