About Heidi
Dr. Heidi Duong helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on issues like abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, codependency, control and communication problems, dissociation, and feelings of isolation or shame.
Dr. Duong is a licensed mental health counselor with seven years of experience and practices from Washington. Her approach is straightforward and practical.
She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy to help people notice patterns and try small changes.
How Heidi works
She also draws on attachment-based and client-centered ideas to build stronger self-understanding and safer ways of relating to others. Sessions are collaborative. The therapist helps clients set goals and practices skills between sessions.
People can expect clear, step-by-step strategies for managing intense feelings, improving relationships, and addressing eating or body image concerns. Dr. Duong pays attention to how past family experiences shape current choices.
She offers ways to recognize unhelpful patterns tied to family of origin and to practice new responses. Work may include reducing impulsivity, addressing dependent tendencies, and rebuilding trust in one’s own decisions. The tone in sessions is calm and direct.
Clients who want a mix of practical skill-building and deeper emotional work may find this style helpful. Language of service is English and therapy is provided online through multiple session formats.
Heidi lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Heidi works with
The areas below are the ones Heidi 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
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It’s often useful for anxiety, avoidance, and making steady life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and then practicing different ways of responding. That approach is helpful for mood, eating-related difficulties, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and helps people try new ways of relating and feeling safer in relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time so it matches changing needs.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people see and hear the therapist for fuller conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can support shorter updates, skills practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family life, or a busy schedule while keeping focus on the work itself.
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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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