Heather Kangur, LCSW

Heather Kangur is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who brings a clear commitment to supporting people through difficult transitions and persistent challenges. She began her career in the summer of 1996 working with adults and children who have intellectual and physical disabilities, and that early experience shaped a lifelong focus on helping others navigate obstacles and build more satisfying lives.

Over the course of her career she has provided individual therapy, led groups, and conducted behavioral case management and facilitation. Her work has included helping people coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, discrimination, parenting challenges, relationship difficulties, domestic violence, grief and loss, family dynamics, career and financial stress, autism, traumatic brain injury, and histories of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.

Heather has served individuals across a range of ages, creeds, races, and cultures, and she draws on a variety of clinical approaches to meet each person where they are. She offers sessions by video, phone, and text, and she checks messages daily. Her schedule includes evening and weekend availability to accommodate working clients and families.

She often references the Eleanor Roosevelt observation that a new day brings new strength and new thoughts, and she aims to partner with clients to find practical, meaningful ways forward.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Heather Kangur combines client-centered work with structured techniques to support practical change and emotional connection. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client’s own goals and strengths guide the work - it is well suited to people seeking support with self-esteem, life transitions, or general coping. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete tools to identify and modify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be effective for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps partners and families explore and shift emotional patterns that interfere with secure connection and communication.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Heather works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best based on individual needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts methods over time as progress and priorities evolve, inviting clients into shared decision-making about treatment direction.

Online therapy through video sessions, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility that can make consistent care easier to maintain. These options allow clients to schedule sessions at times that work for them, access support from home or work, and continue therapy without travel - all with the guidance of licensed professionals and therapists who tailor their methods to each person’s situation.