Heather Gardener
MA (she, her)
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Marlborough, MA 01752
Let's Connect (508) 252-0310
Everyone has their own strengths and needs, children and adults alike. Sometimes the needs are overwhelming and the strengths are hard to find. Those are times when it helps to have someone who will listen, understand, support, validate, encourage, and help. I believe it's important to honor all emotions as valid and all needs as real. I also believe those needs don't have to define who you are, and that recognizing and accepting something as real - a loss, a child's behaviors - opens the way to start making positive changes.
To me, counseling is a collaboration. The therapist and client explore together what kinds of approach work best: practical skills and strategies, insight and self-knowledge, a focus on the present or reconciliation with the past. The therapist brings experience, compassion, training, and the ability to listen. The client brings everything else.
I use a range of modalities, including psychodynamic, play therapy, DBT, and CBT. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and families. Among other areas, I have experience in trauma, depression, anxiety, handling life changes, and parenting struggles. I love my work, and I would love to meet you and find out if we might be a good fit for each other.
Call or Email Heather Gardener now for a free 15 minute consultation - (508) 252-0310
Let's Connect (508) 252-0310
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $90
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Check, Paypal, VenmoQualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Degree/Diploma from Lesley University Heather Gardener
- Attended Lesley University, MA in Counseling Psychology, Graduated 2017
- Degree/Diploma from Harvard Divinity School M.Div / 2000
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Child
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Disability Adjustment
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Phobias
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Suicidal Ideation
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Experiential Therapy
- Humanistic
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Location
Additional Location
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 252-0310