Therapist profile
Dr. Naharia Heard, LPC
Virginia
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships
Continue with NahariaKey details
- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Virginia / 0701006735
- NPI1386009868
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationVirginia
About
- Anger management
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Emotion regulation
About Naharia
Dr. Naharia Heard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 10 years of experience. She brings clinical training and practical experience to help people handle strong emotions, relationship strain, workplace stress, and grief.
She is a mother and an Army veteran who has worked with people facing substance use, sexual abuse, combat-related concerns, and depression. Her background includes a Doctorate in Mental Health Counseling and work as a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. Dr. Heard uses her experience to talk through coping skills and daily stressors with clients.
In sessions she combines client-centered listening with skill-focused practices. She uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques to identify thinking patterns, dialectical behavior strategies for emotion regulation, and motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment to change. The room is practical and goal-oriented, with attention to what will help day to day.
She also draws on narrative and emotionally-focused ideas to look at relationship patterns and attachment concerns. That helps people who feel stuck in repeating conflicts or who want to rebuild trust and closeness. Work often includes short skill exercises and longer conversations about patterns.
People turn to Dr. Heard for help with anger, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting and relationship issues, and substance-related concerns. She offers straightforward guidance, coaching elements, and therapy tools aimed at reducing reactivity and improving communication.
Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling details using the platform tools provided.
How sessions work
How Dr. Heard's approaches work in online sessions
Dr. Heard commonly uses client-centered work to listen for what matters most to the person and to build practical goals together. This approach focuses on understanding the client's perspective and helping them set clear, achievable steps for change.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to map unhelpful thought patterns and to teach skills that reduce reactivity. CBT is useful for anger, anxiety, depression, and workplace stress because it offers concrete exercises to change thinking and behavior. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is another tool she uses for emotion regulation and distress tolerance; it provides breathing, grounding and communication skills for moments of high tension.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, preferences and what feels useful in day-to-day life. That decision may shift over time as skills are practiced and new challenges appear.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. These practical benefits help people add therapy into ordinary routines without promising a specific session type.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting, anger, self esteem, career and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends client-centered listening with practical methods such as CBT, DBT, EFT, motivational interviewing and narrative techniques to focus on skills and patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience and holds a Doctorate in Mental Health Counseling along with certification in substance abuse counseling.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia and practices from that state.
Can I see her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats on file.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session through the platform.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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