Heather Wiest, LCSW

Heather Wiest is a licensed clinical social worker in Arizona with 17 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma recovery, and life transitions. She creates individualized treatment plans that honor each person’s unique story and combines clinical training with a whole-person perspective that attends to body, mind, and spirit. Heather integrates nervous system regulation techniques, somatic experiencing, breathwork, tapping, bilateral stimulation, mindfulness, yoga, life timeline review, and strengths-based methods to help clients process difficult experiences and build practical coping skills.

She values measurement-based care and regularly uses client feedback to shape and adjust treatment, ensuring therapy stays aligned with individual goals. Heather’s clinical credentials include LCSW, which denotes Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and CCTSI, a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist-Individual credential through Trauma Institute International. She also holds advanced training in yoga instruction and related continuing education credentials that inform her mind-body offerings.

Heather’s professional path includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Sociology from Grand Canyon University (1992) and a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University (1997). After completing clinical supervision she became a certified independent social worker in 2000 and transitioned to Licensed Clinical Social Worker status in 2004. In 2018 she founded Love Serve Inspire LLC to bring together her work as a therapist, Christ-centered yoga teacher, Reiki master, retreat leader, and contributing author. Her approach blends clinical expertise with compassionate presence to guide clients toward greater balance, resilience, and healing.

Somatic and Strengths-Based Care Online

Heather often blends somatic and strengths-focused methods in online work to address the physical and emotional effects of stress and trauma. Somatic Experiencing focuses on how the body holds and releases traumatic energy - it uses gentle attention to bodily sensations to support regulation and gradual healing. Nervous system regulation techniques involve paced breathing, grounding strategies, and other practices that help reduce overwhelm and restore a calmer baseline for daily functioning. Strengths-Based Therapy highlights a person’s existing resources and capabilities, helping them apply those strengths to navigate life changes and build resilience.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative - Heather partners with clients to explore what feels most helpful, adjusts methods as progress unfolds, and incorporates client feedback to keep treatment focused on meaningful goals. Together they identify priorities, try techniques, and refine the plan based on what works best for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy lives. Heather provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit consistent care into work, family, and travel schedules. These options increase accessibility and allow clients to engage in therapy from locations that support their comfort and continuity of care.