Therapist profile
Heather Pantalone, LCSW, LICSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting concerns
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- Goal setting
- Mindfulness skills
- Behavioral change
About Heather
Heather Pantalone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with ten years of experience based in Texas. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting and family concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and coping with life changes. Heather also lists focus areas such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, and fatherhood issues.
Her background includes cognitive behavioral approaches with a mindfulness emphasis. Heather draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based work, and client-centered principles. She uses practical strategies for emotional regulation and behavioral change rather than long theoretical discussions.
In sessions she helps people set clear goals and build small, doable steps toward change. Conversations often cover coping skills for anger, sleep, and stress, and strategies for improving communication and handling family-of-origin problems. She also addresses substance use and relapse prevention in straightforward language.
Heather describes her practice as a partnership. She and the client map out priorities and test what works. Sessions focus on skills practice, short-term behavioral experiments, and improving day-to-day functioning.
Her approach brings together elements of positive psychology, neurolinguistics, and emotional intelligence. This mix is used to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and track progress. Anyone considering help with parenting strain or family-related stress may find this practical, goal-oriented style useful.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and choosing actions that matter. It teaches ways to notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck and to commit to small steps toward a valued life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and behavior experiments to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Heather will discuss goals and try methods that fit the client's situation. That collaborative process means approaches can shift as needs become clearer and new challenges come up.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and use phone-only sessions when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Licensed professionals commonly adapt exercises, worksheets, and between-session tasks for remote sessions so skills practice continues between meetings.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas, Massachusetts
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She works with adults on parenting strain, family problems, fatherhood issues, and family-of-origin matters. She also helps with communication problems that affect home life.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skills-focused, using cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, and client-centered conversation to set and reach goals. Sessions emphasize emotional regulation and small behavior changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience as a clinical social worker. That decade includes work on addiction, mood, and family-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Texas. Those credentials are listed as TX LCSW and MA LICSW in her profile.
Can I meet with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates are not provided in the profile.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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