Heather Kangur , LCSW

Heather Kangur is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who brings a broad clinical background to work with individuals and families facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She began her career in the summer of 1996 working with adults and children with intellectual and physical disabilities, and over time she built experience in individual therapy, group work, behavioral case management, and facilitation. Her practice supports people coping with depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family conflicts, grief and loss, attention challenges, and the pressures of caregiving and blended family dynamics.

Heather has worked with clients across a range of ages, cultures, and life situations, including those affected by domestic violence, discrimination, traumatic brain injury, and autism. Her approach draws on client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral strategies, and emotionally-focused principles to address symptoms and strengthen coping skills, communication, and self-esteem. She also focuses on adoption and foster care concerns, codependency patterns, hoarding, impulsivity, and finding life purpose when feelings of emptiness or isolation arise.

Heather offers therapy through video sessions, phone calls, live chat, and text messaging, and notes availability during evenings and weekends. She checks messages daily and emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for meaningful change. She often shares Eleanor Roosevelt's line - "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts" - as a reminder of renewal and possibility.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Heather Kangur

Heather uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where clients lead the conversation and the therapist follows their priorities. This approach helps people build insight, self-compassion, and a stronger sense of agency when facing life changes, relationship issues, or identity concerns.

She also incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning.

Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) is another element of her work, aimed at improving emotional connection and communication in relationships. EFT can assist couples and family members who are navigating attachment wounds, conflict, or grief.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Heather collaborates with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds. Online therapy expands access to consistent care by offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which allows scheduling flexibility and makes it easier to integrate sessions into busy lives while maintaining regular therapeutic focus.