Heather Parenti

Heather Parenti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and addiction issues, and big life changes. Heather encourages clients to find more contentment and to notice strengths they already have. She uses calm, straightforward language and believes small shifts can add up to meaningful change.

Heather works with adults, teens, and children who struggle with feelings of not being enough. She draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs rather than using a single fixed method. Sessions often focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and building everyday habits that support wellbeing.

Her background includes extensive clinical work in private practice, medical and mental health settings, schools, and coaching in athletics. She earned her degree from California State University, Long Beach and has held licenses in California and Connecticut. Heather moved to Connecticut in 2017 and continues practice there.

In the room she blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness and DBT-informed skills, while also using attachment and emotionally focused ideas when helpful. That lets her address thoughts and behaviors, emotion regulation, and patterns in close relationships. Heather also brings personal practices like yoga, meditation, and creative work into her perspective on healing.

People who work with Heather typically focus on real-life problems such as sleep, parenting strains, career stress, caregiving challenges, chronic illness coping, and grief after loss. She encourages a collaborative process where clients set goals and try practical steps between sessions.

How therapeutic approaches shape online counseling

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early and current relationship patterns affect feelings and behavior. It helps people notice how they connect, respond to closeness, and form trust in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and provides clear tools to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for intense emotions and recurring relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather treats this as a collaboration: she listens to your goals, tries a method, and adjusts based on what helps. Together you decide which tools and strategies fit your needs and daily life.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow more consistent check-ins during stressful periods. It can also let someone choose a quieter setting, use phone if video is difficult, or schedule brief sessions when a full hour is hard to manage. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises, mindfulness practice, and skill-building to work in virtual sessions so progress continues between appointments.