About Heather
Heather Raitz is a licensed clinical social worker in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She combines practical coaching with talk therapy to boost confidence and motivation. Heather aims to make small changes that feel useful right away.
She uses a person-centered stance that keeps the client's voice central to every session. Conversations are tailored to each person's goals, so plans are realistic and relevant to daily life.
How Heather works
Sessions tend to focus on problem-solving, building coping skills, and strengthening relationships with oneself and others. Heather also draws on attachment-informed ideas to understand how early relationships influence current patterns. For people with trauma or persistent distress, she may use EMDR techniques alongside mindfulness practices to reduce intense reactions and improve emotional regulation.
Psychodynamic perspectives can help uncover patterns that repeat over time. Her background includes ten years of professional work and a Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker credential, LMSW. That mix of experience supports a flexible approach that blends therapy and coaching as needed.
Heather aims to meet people where they are and adapt methods to fit real-world constraints. She communicates plainly and respectfully, and she invites clients to set the pace. The focus is on practical steps, clearer thinking, and steadier functioning so people can move forward with less fear and more confidence.
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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.
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Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and patterns. Online sessions use conversation and guided reflection to help people notice and shift those patterns in day-to-day life. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that can reduce the intensity of distressing memories; in remote work it often combines focused processing with grounding and breath-based supports to manage strong reactions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices so people can reduce reactivity and handle stress more calmly, and these exercises translate well to short check-ins during video or text sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Heather collaborates with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, situation, and comfort level. That may mean starting with client-centered coaching, adding mindfulness skills, or introducing EMDR or attachment-focused work when the timing feels appropriate.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility: video calls let the clinician and client work face-to-face for deeper interaction, phone sessions can fit into a busy schedule or use less bandwidth, live chat supports quick check-ins or interim guidance, and text-based messaging lets people reflect in writing between sessions. These options help people build consistency and use the methods that suit their daily routines.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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