A therapist who understands what it means to carry it all.
Meet Heather
Hi, I’m Heather Freed, LCSW.
I’m a therapist, former executive, wife, and mom. I help women who carry a lot at work, at home, and in relationships—women whose strength has quietly become self-neglect.
In nonprofit leadership, I knew how to get things done and be the person everyone could count on. Slowing down, setting limits, and leading without exhausting myself took practice. I had to rediscover who I was beyond what I could accomplish or give.
I returned to therapy because I love helping women discover a new way to live: knowing what they want, using their voice, holding boundaries, and making room for pleasure without having to earn it.
I believe pleasure can awaken our inner GPS—connecting us with what nourishes us, what matters, and what lights us up. Slowing down, savoring my life, and asking for—and acting on—my desires brought my world into technicolor. I have never felt more alive, connected, or myself.
I want that possibility for you, too. A life where you let your no stand, receive care, and put energy toward your own dreams. Where pleasure belongs on an ordinary Tuesday.
You’ve spent years being someone others can count on. What becomes possible when you trust yourself to honor what you want?
What It’s Like to Work with Me
You can come as you are—tired, angry, unsure, or holding things you’ve never said out loud. You don’t have to organize your feelings or take care of mine.
I’m warm and direct. I’ll listen closely, ask thoughtful questions, and gently challenge the patterns that keep costing you. We’ll get curious about the part of you that says yes when you mean no, feels guilty resting, or believes everything will fall apart if you stop managing it.
We’ll connect deeper understanding with practical changes—and I’ll invite you to practice beyond our sessions. That’s where the work comes alive: noticing when your body needs a pause, having the honest conversation, holding a boundary when guilt shows up, or making time for something you want. Together, we’ll choose meaningful steps and explore what happened, including what felt hard.
There’s room for tears, humor, and discovery. You set the pace; I bring compassion, honesty, and encouragement as you carry this work into your everyday life.
Take the first step.
You do not have to keep being the strong one all the time.
Therapy can be a place where you set down some of what you have been carrying, reconnect with yourself, and begin building a more peaceful, reciprocal, and meaningful life.