Heidi Hanusa

Heidi Hanusa is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 23 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, anger, addiction, and mood concerns. Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and practical support as people work toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.

Heidi adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person's needs. Sessions focus on straightforward problem-solving, building coping skills, and setting realistic steps people can use between meetings. She aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful from the first visit.

Over two decades in practice has included work with people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, career stress, and identity questions. She also supports those coping with complex issues such as attachment concerns, adoption and foster care history, and neurodiversity like autism and Asperger syndrome.

Heidi brings experience with substance use challenges, codependency, and recovery-oriented goals. She also addresses situations involving grief, divorce and separation, and major life transitions. Her work includes helping people navigate compassion fatigue and caregiver stress.

Clients can expect a collaborative, goal-focused pace. Heidi explains options clearly and checks in about what is working. She invites people to take small, manageable steps toward change while offering steady professional support.

Approaches and how online therapy can fit your life

Heidi uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and problem solving. One common approach involves teaching coping strategies for anxiety, stress, and anger so people can manage strong emotions and respond differently in the moment. Another approach centers on processing trauma and grief at a steady, manageable pace to reduce their daily impact and restore routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Heidi collaborates with each person to weigh options, try methods, and adjust plans based on what feels most helpful. The goal is to tailor methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences rather than applying a single fixed model.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats available before booking since the original biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy weeks, avoid travel time, and try shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also allow consistent weekly work during major life transitions or when juggling caregiving and employment responsibilities.