About Heather
Heather Kangur is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 18 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting challenges, and issues around relationships and family. Her work also includes support for grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and major life changes.
Heather began her career working with adults and children who had intellectual and physical disabilities. Over nearly two decades she has supported people facing abuse, traumatic brain injury, autism, and complex family dynamics.
How Heather works
That early work shaped a long-term commitment to practical, person-focused help. In sessions she draws on client-centered methods that follow the person’s pace and priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at attachment and relationship patterns.
Mindfulness and existential approaches help people find meaning and calm amid change. Heather offers a mix of individual therapy, group work, and behavioral case management across her career. She has worked with a wide range of backgrounds and life situations and aims to make therapy approachable and usable for daily life.
Her style is direct but empathetic, with a focus on concrete steps people can try between sessions. She provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs and schedules. Evening and weekend availability is part of her practice, and she encourages people to begin by choosing the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire.
Heather lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Heather works with
The areas below are the ones Heather selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Heather’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered work focuses on the person’s goals and pace. The therapist listens closely and helps you set priorities so sessions feel relevant and manageable. This approach suits people who want a collaborative, respectful process.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior that cause distress. Sessions involve practical exercises and homework to try between meetings, which can help with anxiety, depression, or impulsivity. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) targets how people respond in close relationships and helps identify and change unhelpful interaction patterns.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then adapt methods as the work progresses. That collaborative choice helps keep therapy focused and practical.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversations when interaction matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to connect in shorter bursts or between sessions for reflection and support. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules and try different formats as needs change.
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