Licensed clinical social worker recordTexas
Heather Pantalone, LCSW, LICSW
Texas
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - stress and relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- Licensed in Texas
- LCSW, licence 63951
- Licensed in Massachusetts
- LICSW, licence 126773
- NPI
- 1891211066
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
These details come from information Heather supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
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- CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Attachment focus
About Heather
Heather Pantalone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and holds a Massachusetts LICSW with ten years of clinical experience in Texas. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, and the practical fallout of life changes. Her work also covers issues like ADHD, anger, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Heather draws on cognitive behavioral ideas alongside mindfulness and emotional regulation skills. She uses Client-Centered and Attachment-Based approaches to focus on how relationships and early patterns affect current struggles. Sessions emphasise clear goals and concrete strategies rather than abstract talk.
Her approach is practical. She and the client set targets, then try small changes and skills to test what helps. That can mean learning coping skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, using ACT ideas to clarify values, or practicing new behaviors to reduce avoidance and worry.
Heather also brings experience with addiction-related issues and caregiving stress. She will work with clients to name priority problems, such as family-of-origin patterns or difficulty managing work and home demands, and then plan steps to address them.
Sessions typically combine skill practice, problem-solving, and real-life homework. The emphasis is on measurable progress and on approaches that fit everyday life. To begin, she asks people to identify a few practical goals so work can start efficiently.
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How Heather’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and making consistent life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and focuses on skills to reduce worry, improve sleep, and change unhelpful habits. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to patterns in close relationships and how those patterns shape reactions to stress and intimacy concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather will collaborate with the client to identify goals and then try approaches that match those goals and everyday routines. That collaborative process lets her adjust methods over a few sessions so the plan fits the person’s needs and preferences.
Confirm current session formats before booking since the original biography did not list specific online formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. It also lets people practice skills in real-life settings and try brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can use video for in-depth skill work or shorter calls or messages for quick adjustments, but please verify which options are offered when you schedule.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas, Massachusetts
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting and relationship concerns, grief, sleep problems, self-esteem, career issues, ADHD, and related problems.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her work blends cognitive behavioral approaches, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centered techniques focused on skills and real-life change.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, behavior, addiction, and relationship challenges.
Which credentials and state license does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and also lists LICSW; her listed licensure includes TX LCSW and MA LICSW.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers