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LCSW, CSW

Heather Nelson, LCSW, CSW

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Heather

Heather Nelson is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 26 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting concerns, and ADHD. She emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care while tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each person’s unique needs and circumstances.

Background and approach

Her practice blends evidence-based techniques with a client-centered outlook to address emotional pain, relationship struggles, life transitions, and coping challenges. Clients can expect a collaborative process that honors their values and goals while drawing on practical strategies for symptom relief and improved functioning.

Heather uses a range of approaches to match the work to the presenting concerns, combining skills training, relational work, and values-focused interventions as appropriate. Based in Georgia, she brings longstanding clinical experience to help people navigate grief, addiction, intimacy issues, parenting stress, and other complex life problems in a way that fits their priorities and pace.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take committed action toward those values while learning to notice difficult thoughts and feelings with less struggle. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical skills and behavioral experiments to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Both methods offer clear, structured exercises and homework that adapt easily to remote sessions and are useful for problems like anxiety, mood concerns, and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will explore a client’s goals, preferences, and life context to decide whether ACT, CBT, or another method fits best, and will adjust techniques over time based on what proves helpful. This partnership lets clients try practical tools while keeping their personal values and relationships central to the work.

Online therapy with Heather includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible for people with busy lives or mobility constraints. These formats allow skills training, emotion regulation work, and relational exploration to continue consistently without requiring travel, and they support ongoing communication between sessions when appropriate.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Heather specialize in?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring treatment plans to each client’s needs and values.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She has practiced for 26 years, bringing extensive experience across a variety of mental health and life-change concerns.
Where is she licensed and what credentials does she hold?
She is licensed in Georgia as an LCSW and holds the CSW designation with licence number GA LCSW CSW003407.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How is pricing structured for therapy with her?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English

What Heather can help with

Heather Nelson works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and depression.

Heather works with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, and parenting issues.

Heather works with depression.

How Heather approaches therapy

Heather's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Gottman Method.

Experience and training

Heather is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Georgia, with 26 years of clinical experience.