Heather Raitz , LMSW

Heather Raitz is a Michigan-licensed therapist with 10 years of professional experience who practices as an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker). She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, strengthen self-esteem and confidence, navigate life transitions, and pursue executive and professional coaching goals. Her work also addresses ADHD and a broad range of related concerns, including attachment issues, communication problems, dissociation, first responder issues, guilt and shame, men's and women's concerns, panic disorder and panic attacks, phobias, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety.

Heather approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she collaborates with clients to tailor conversations and treatment plans to their specific needs. She draws on evidence-informed methods such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, EMDR, Mindfulness, and Psychodynamic approaches to support emotional regulation, insight, and practical coping strategies. Heather emphasizes empowerment and supports clients in taking courageous steps toward a more fulfilling and balanced life.

Heather aims to meet clients where they are and to create a therapeutic plan that fits their goals and circumstances. She is not currently accepting new clients and does not work with international clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on the ways early relationships shape patterns of connection and emotional responses. It helps clients understand relationship dynamics, build more secure bonds, and reduce anxiety in attachments. EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - is a trauma-focused method that helps the brain process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity, often used for post-traumatic stress and related symptoms. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's own experience and perspective, using empathic listening and collaboration to help individuals find their own solutions and strengthen self-directed growth.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Heather works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review progress and adapt the plan as needed to ensure the work remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility: sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives and varied comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from different locations within the same region, and integrate therapy into everyday routines while working with licensed professionals and therapists who adapt methods for remote delivery.