- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship issues)
- Parenting support
About Heidi
Heidi Long is an Arizona Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with people who bring concerns about anxiety, stress, relationship strain, parenting, and LGBT-related issues. Sessions focus on practical steps a person can try between appointments.
She uses several therapy styles to match what a person needs. That can include acceptance and commitment tools for managing difficult thoughts, attachment-based ideas for improving closeness, and client-centered listening that keeps discussion focused on what matters to the individual. Heidi also draws on skills from dialectical behavior work and emotionally-focused approaches when emotion regulation or relationship repair is needed.
Her background includes long-term clinical work in Arizona settings where she supported people with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, and career or life-change stress. She has experience helping people with ADHD, self-esteem struggles, anger, and intimacy-related issues as well.
Additionally, Heidi has worked with adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and first responder challenges. She is familiar with attachment issues, some neurodiversity-related concerns such as autism and Asperger Syndrome, and family-of-origin dynamics.
Heidi conducts sessions in English and does not take international clients. People start by completing a short questionnaire and scheduling a first session; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing uncomfortable thoughts and choosing actions based on personal values rather than on trying to push thoughts away. It can help when worry or avoidance get in the way of daily activities. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of closeness and distance in relationships and helps people try new ways of connecting when old patterns cause stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made and different challenges come up.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking since the profile does not list them. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so appointments are easier to keep. Many people find remote sessions help maintain momentum between in-person visits and day-to-day life, and the therapist will discuss how to make sessions practical and manageable for each person's routine.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with anxiety, stress, relationship and parenting concerns along with LGBT-related issues and grief, among other topics.
What is her general therapy style?
She blends acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, client-centered listening, and skills from DBT and emotionally-focused approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience as a therapist working in Arizona settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an Arizona Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (AZ LMFT) working from Arizona.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what does cost look like?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.