Scott Heider, LCSW
New York · 15 years in practice
Scott Heider is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with 15 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and major life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 089953 · expires July 2028
- NPI
- 1194253385 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
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About Scott
Scott Heider is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with 15 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and major life changes. He offers practical support for relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, coping with trauma and abuse, and challenges like ADHD or bipolar mood issues.
His style is straightforward and compassionate so people can talk through what feels overwhelming and make steady changes.
Background and approach
He combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive-behavioral tools. Sessions focus on connecting feelings to everyday choices and building skills that actually fit daily life. He uses direct listening, guided conversation, and simple behavioral steps so clients can practice between sessions.
Scott draws on experience across many life stressors to help people rebuild routines, manage strong emotions, and set clearer boundaries. He works on communication problems, codependency, anger, caregiver stress, and work-related strain. He also supports people facing chronic illness, grief after loss, and the fallout of separation or domestic violence.
Therapy with him is collaborative. Together, they set goals and adapt the approach based on how a person responds. Sessions can combine short-term coping techniques with longer-term work on meaning, identity, and self-esteem.
Scott offers sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. He practices in New York and holds an NY LCSW credential.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Scott lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Scott names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Scott blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in ways that work well online. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and naming emotions to improve how people connect and make choices; it helps when people feel stuck in painful patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches practical ways to notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and then act toward values-based goals.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together they will try methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as progress and challenges become clearer.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when someone wants flexible, ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or health schedules and allow continuity when in-person meetings are difficult.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does he address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related challenges.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a compassionate, direct style that mixes listening with practical exercises. Sessions focus on feelings, communication, and small behavior changes people can try between meetings.
What experience does he bring?
He has 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of life stressors and emotional concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds an LCSW credential and practices in New York.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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