Heather Callam, LICSW

Heather Callam is a licensed independent clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people move past what holds them back. She focuses on building a simple, honest space where clients can speak openly and begin making change. Heather aims to help clients feel more in control of their lives and more connected to their values.

In sessions she listens for the practical roadblocks that keep someone stuck. Heather talks through feelings, patterns, and decisions with direct questions and warm support. She uses straightforward tools to address stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and relationship pain.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting and family challenges, career stress, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with chronic feelings like emptiness, guilt, or isolation, and has additional focus on adoption and foster care, abandonment, and aging and geriatric issues.

Heather draws on several therapeutic approaches depending on the person and the problem. She blends acceptance-based skills, cognitive strategies, emotion-focused conversation, and person-centered listening to help clients try new ways of coping. Sessions are practical and collaborative, with a focus on small, manageable changes.

People who do best with her are ready to talk honestly and try new habits between sessions. Heather describes therapy as a team effort - she offers guidance, feedback, and steady support while clients set the pace for change.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by focusing on what matters and taking small steps toward it. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotional responses in relationships and can help with intimacy-related issues and repair of close bonds.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Heather will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend which methods to try first. She adjusts the mix of techniques over time based on what is helpful and what the person wants to focus on.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, or choose a session style that focuses on talking only or shorter check-ins. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EFT techniques for remote sessions to help people practice skills and track progress between meetings.