Heidi Strater, LCSW

Heidi Strater is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida with 25 years of experience. She works with adults and older adults on common and persistent concerns such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, stress, and addictions. She also helps people who are caring for others and those facing major life changes.

Her approach is straightforward and practical. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's lead and build on what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques are used when people need tools to manage mood, behavior, and difficult thoughts. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing are added when people want to change habits or cope with intense feelings.

She has long experience supporting caregivers and older adults, including people dealing with chronic illness or disability. She also offers help with relationship problems, communication issues, divorce and separation, and the emotional effects of adoption and foster care. Many of her clients bring combined concerns such as grief alongside addiction or chronic pain alongside depression.

Sessions focus on clear goals and usable skills. Clients can expect structured conversations about what is happening now, patterns that keep problems going, and practical steps to try between sessions. Heidi aims to work with each person to select strategies that fit their day-to-day life.

Because she has worked for decades in community and clinical settings, Heidi is familiar with the pressures of caregiving, aging, first-responder stress, and family conflict. She frames therapy as a practical collaboration to reduce distress and improve coping over time.

How Heidi uses therapy approaches in online sessions