Heather Garber Psychotherapy, LCSW

Heather Garber is a licensed clinical social worker with experience helping clients better their lives. She provides evidence-based treatment for different mental health issues and is certified in treatment for anxiety. She specializes in working with the LGBTQIA community. Heather offers a supportive therapeutic experience that empowers clients to create more authentic lives.

Specialties

General Mental Health
Personal Growth and Self-Esteem
LGBTQIA+

Pay with insurance

UnitedHealthcare
Oxford Health Plans
Cigna
Aetna
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
including BlueCard Network access

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UMR
Oscar
UHC Student Resources
Harvard Pilgrim

Pay with a program

Optum Live & Work Well (EAP)

Pay out-of-pocket

$ $ $ $ $

$140-200
Sliding scale

A sliding scale is a range of out of pocket fees that providers accept based on financial need.

Locations

The Bronx
Offers virtual sessions

Licensed in

New York

“I believe that we all possess the ability to use the best parts of ourselves to make the changes that can bring wellness to our lives and enrich our connections to others.”

What was your path to becoming a therapist?

As a young person, I was always curious about what others were thinking and feeling. Perhaps this was because I had difficulty expressing my own thoughts and feelings. In college, I chose to study psychology because my curiosity and empathy had only deepened over time. In my training, I was able to acquire an understanding of what motivates us to think and behave as we do. However, it was not until I worked with clients and their families that I felt compelled to help others on their journeys to wellness. Working with clients and their loved ones reinforced that a person can flourish with guidance, a sense of safety, and kindness, I believe that we all possess the ability to use the best parts of ourselves to make the changes that can bring wellness to our lives and enrich our connections to others.

What should someone know about working with you?

In our work together, I will provide a safe, nonjudgmental, and supportive space where you can focus on the areas in your life and the parts of yourself that you want to better. You will be provided with guidance and evidence-based tools, empathy, and professional feedback that will allow you to build on your strengths and develop new ways to manage stressors. Our first session will involve gathering the information important to our work together as well as identifying the goals that will guide your therapeutic experience.

How do your own core values shape your approach to therapy?

Working on how we feel about ourselves is at the center of the therapeutic experience. In my work with clients, I try to practice cultural humility. I believe that listening and respecting an individual’s experience in a world with conscious and unconscious biases is essential in creating a strong, authentic, and effective foundation for the therapy process. In practicing cultural humility, I consider how the systems in which we live treat us and how they make us feel about ourselves. Together, we will navigate through this as we work to strengthen and enhance your life.

“You will be provided with guidance and evidence-based tools, empathy, and professional feedback that will allow you to build on your strengths and develop new ways to manage stressors.”