Dr. Heather Gillman, NY Psychologist 016474

About Heather

Dr. Heather Gillman is a licensed psychologist in New York with 28 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar-related concerns, and relationship difficulties.

Her style is active and engaged - she talks with clients, offers observations, and helps them try new ways of thinking and behaving. Parents reading this should know she lists family and parenting among her focuses and that she uses several therapy approaches to address those kinds of challenges.

Background and approach

Heather draws from several evidence-informed methods to match each person's needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are taught for emotional regulation and handling crisis urges.

Client-centered principles keep the work grounded in the person’s own goals and strengths. She also brings perspectives from Jungian therapy to help people understand deeper patterns and personal meaning. Sessions are conversational and collaborative rather than solely didactic.

The therapist offers interpretations and feedback during sessions to help clients move forward. Heather has long experience with issues tied to identity and sexuality, and with problems such as grief, addiction, body image, and communication breakdowns. Many people come in feeling stuck or empty; her focus is on finding practical steps that change daily life.

Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Sessions follow regional practice standards under her NY Psychologist 016474 credential.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person’s own goals. The therapist prioritizes understanding your perspective and using that as the basis for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot and test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and panic.

Heather also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, to teach concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. DBT skills can be especially useful when someone feels overwhelmed or has trouble regulating anger and mood swings. Together these methods offer both practical skills and room to explore deeper patterns when needed, and the therapist will work with each person to choose the right mix in collaboration with their goals and preferences.

Online therapy makes these approaches more flexible. Video calls let conversations feel face to face, phone sessions remove travel needs, and live chat or text messaging can support short check-ins or skill coaching between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy family lives and allow consistent contact from wherever clients are located in New York.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and bipolar concerns, along with relationship and intimacy-related issues. Additional focuses include grief, addictions, body image, parenting, and communication problems.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is active and conversational. She offers observations and interpretations while teaching practical skills like thought reframing and emotion regulation.

What is her professional background?

She has 28 years of professional experience as a practicing psychologist. That experience includes work with identity and sexuality concerns and a wide range of mood and trauma-related issues.

Where is she licensed to practice?

She is licensed in New York as NY Psychologist 016474 and provides services from that location.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.

How are fees and payments handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 28 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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