Dr. Naharia Heard, LPC

Virginia · 10 years in practice

Dr. Naharia Heard offers support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship strain.

License and registration

LPC, Virginia: 0701006735 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1386009868 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Naharia

Dr. Naharia Heard offers support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship strain. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Virginia with ten years of experience.

Her background includes military service and parenting, which inform her practical, down-to-earth approach to care. She helps people who are struggling with trauma and abuse, substance use concerns, sexual abuse, compassion fatigue, or difficulty managing daily pressures. Sessions focus on building coping skills, managing strong feelings such as anger, and improving intimate and workplace relationships.

Background and approach

She also supports clients facing career changes or questions about identity and self-esteem. Dr. Heard combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with person-centered ideas and cognitive behavioral tools to help people understand their feelings and change unhelpful patterns.

She uses motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and DBT skills for emotion regulation when needed. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented while staying attentive to emotions. Her training includes a Doctorate in Mental Health Counseling and work as a certified substance abuse counselor.

Those experiences shape how she addresses trauma, grief, and addiction-related concerns. She draws on multiple approaches to match what each person needs. Appointments are offered from Virginia and carried out through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Dr. Heard aims to make therapy fit into busy lives by focusing on what matters most to each person and teaching strategies they can use between sessions.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Naharia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coaching
Compassion fatigue

Approaches Naharia names

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Online support

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people and couples notice and name core feelings and the patterns those feelings create in relationships. Online sessions can use EFT to slow down interactions, reflect on what emotions are present, and practice new ways of responding.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and relies on careful listening, empathy, and collaboration. In remote sessions this shows up as open conversation and check-ins about what matters most to the person at that moment.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Over video or phone, CBT work can include structured exercises, thought records, and homework that people use between sessions to see small changes in mood and behavior.

Finding the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then combine methods as needed. Clients are invited to give feedback so the work stays relevant and practical.

Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging helps people track progress or get brief support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules while using approaches that address feelings, behavior, and relationship patterns.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

The therapist works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, anger, self-esteem, career questions, LGBT concerns, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe the therapy style and approach?

Sessions blend Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered listening and practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, DBT, motivational interviewing, and narrative ideas to help people manage feelings and change patterns.

What is the therapist's clinical background?

The therapist holds a Doctorate in Mental Health Counseling, is a certified substance abuse counselor, and has about ten years of clinical experience, including military and parenting perspectives that inform her work.

Where is the therapist licensed and based?

She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in the state of Virginia and carries out practice from that location.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available for online work?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.

How is pricing handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps should I take to begin working together?

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