Heather Nelson

Heather Nelson is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 26 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship challenges, and grief. Her practice also includes support around parenting, addictions, intimacy concerns, and ADHD. Heather emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session.

Heather keeps conversations straightforward and focused. She tailors discussion and plans to each person’s circumstances. Sessions cover practical coping skills, communication patterns, and steps to reduce intense reactions. She also addresses deeper issues like trauma, attachment, and patterns that repeat over time.

Her background includes a range of therapeutic approaches. Heather uses tools from cognitive behavioral methods and acceptance-based work to help people notice unhelpful thinking and build useful habits. She also draws on attachment-informed perspectives to look at how early relationships affect current feelings and choices.

In sessions Heather aims for clear goals and steady progress. She pays attention to each person’s values and priorities when planning next steps. People leave with concrete strategies they can try between sessions and a clearer sense of what feels important to them.

Heather is licensed in Georgia as LCSW and also holds CSW. She encourages anyone thinking about therapy to take the next step and complete the short matching questionnaire to begin scheduling.

Approaches that translate to online work

Heather draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and act in ways that match their values. CBT focuses on spotting thought patterns and testing them with practical experiments, useful for anxiety, depression, and anger. ACT emphasizes noticing internal experiences and choosing actions that reflect personal values, which can help with stress, mood, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Heather will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she will adjust the plan over time based on what is helpful in practice.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which online formats are available. Online sessions can make fitting therapy into a busy week easier, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when tight on schedule. They can also let someone choose a quieter setting or avoid being on camera when that feels better. Licensed professionals, including therapists like Heather, adapt tools from CBT and ACT to work well in remote sessions while focusing on practical steps people can try between meetings.