- Attachment-based therapy
- ACT and DBT tools
- Parenting and family
About Heidi
Heidi Long is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Arizona with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing relationship strain, family and parenting concerns, LGBT-related issues, stress and anxiety, and life transitions.
She focuses on straightforward conversation and practical steps. Sessions look at what is causing distress and which skills can help day to day. Heidi uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs rather than one fixed method.
Clients can expect a style rooted in Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered principles, with tools drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when helpful. That means conversations often cover emotions, values, and concrete coping skills for intense moments.
Heidi has worked with people dealing with trauma, grief, addiction, ADHD, sleep and eating concerns, and career stress. She also has experience with adoption and foster care matters, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and first responder issues. Her practice includes helping with intimacy-related problems and self-esteem struggles.
Sessions explore current problems and realistic next steps. Heidi helps people practice new ways of communicating, manage strong feelings, and set goals that fit their life. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s booking process to match and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Heidi commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside Client-Centered work. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and building small, practical actions that align with those values; it can help with anxiety, low mood, and feeling stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people practice different ways of relating to others.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Heidi discusses goals, personal preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together the client and therapist decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a student or work schedule and reduce travel time. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone check-ins can be shorter and fit into a break at work. The therapist will help adapt exercises, homework, and skill practice to whatever session format is arranged so therapy can fit everyday life.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship strain, family and parenting issues, LGBT-related concerns, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, grief, and related stressors.
How would sessions feel in terms of style?
Sessions are conversational and practical, drawing on Client-Centered listening and skills-based methods like ACT and DBT when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She holds 12 years of clinical experience as an LMFT practicing in Arizona.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an AZ LMFT and practices in Arizona.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.
Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.