Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
How Heather works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Alaska
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Heather
Heather Dominguez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alaska with 26 years of clinical experience. She offers straightforward care for people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, addiction, depression, and life transitions. Heather speaks English and Spanish and has worked across different regions of the United States, including extended work in Alaska’s Northwest Arctic and the Kenai Peninsula.
Clients can expect a practical, down-to-earth approach. Heather draws on therapies like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, client-centered work, and EMDR for trauma.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on real problems and usable tools rather than jargon-heavy explanations. Her background includes work in crisis counseling, vocational guidance, chemical dependency, and grief support. Heather has experience assisting first responders and people affected by sudden loss, and she has used parenting-focused methods to help reunify families.
Heather earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Blue Mountain College and a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling from Southwestern in Fort Worth, Texas. She holds an Alaska LPC credential and has practised in a range of settings over many years. People who choose Heather often want a therapist who listens, offers clear steps, and respects their beliefs.
She describes herself as faith-oriented but does not impose personal values. Her style is compassionate, practical, and goal-focused.
What Heather works with
Everything Heather lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Heather's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heather lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Heather's approaches work through online care
Heather commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify values and take small steps toward meaningful change. ACT focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to actions that match what matters to the person.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT gives practical exercises and short strategies people can use between sessions to manage anxiety, anger, and low mood.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Heather will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before to choose methods together. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on how a person responds.
Online sessions make regular work on issues easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions reduce bandwidth needs and can be a good choice for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging provide flexible, written ways to check in between appointments. These options help people keep therapy consistent when schedules, locations, or energy levels change.
Questions people ask about Heather
What concerns does Heather address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and family problems, sleep and eating issues, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is Heather's general therapy style?
Her style is practical and straightforward. She uses client-centered listening alongside tools from ACT, CBT, mindfulness, and EMDR when trauma is involved.
What is her clinical background?
Heather has 26 years of experience, including crisis counseling, vocational support, chemical dependency work, and grief counseling in Alaska and other U.S. regions.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds an LPC credential in Alaska and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Heather offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Heather?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.