Heather Kangur, LCSW
New York · 18 years in practice
Heather Kangur is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 18 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 090719 · expires May 2026
- NPI
- 1093094435 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- 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 Heather
Heather Kangur is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 18 years of experience. She began her career supporting adults and children with intellectual and physical disabilities and has since focused on helping people who face stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, parenting challenges, and relationship or family issues. Heather uses straightforward, conversational sessions.
She pays attention to the relationship in the room and helps clients name what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Many people come to her feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure about their next step; she helps them break things down into manageable choices. Her background includes individual therapy, group work, and behavioral case management. Over the years she has worked with people dealing with grief, abuse, caregiving strain, adoption and foster care questions, hoarding, impulsivity, and challenges tied to intellectual disability.
Heather draws on several approaches to fit each person’s needs. She blends existential ideas about meaning and choice with client-centered listening and practical cognitive-behavioral tools. Mindfulness and emotionally focused work are added when they help a client feel more grounded or repair important relationships.
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Heather checks messages regularly and aims to make scheduling flexible for evenings and weekends. To get started, a short matching questionnaire is used and appointments are scheduled according to the therapist’s availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Heather lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Heather names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Heather often blends existential therapy with client-centered work. Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice, and the personal values that shape decisions; it can help when life feels empty or directionless. Client-centered therapy focuses on warm, nonjudgmental listening so people feel heard and understood.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps identify thought patterns and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, stress, and managing depressive symptoms. Together these approaches give space to reflect on big life questions while also practicing concrete skills for daily coping.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adjust techniques over time in collaboration with the client.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat can work for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Heather commonly help with?
Heather works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship and family issues, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and related life purpose concerns.
What is her general therapy style like?
Her style is conversational and direct, focusing on the therapeutic relationship and clear, manageable steps. She combines listening with practical strategies so clients can try changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working in individual therapy, group work, and behavioral case management, including long-term work with people with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Where is Heather licensed and located?
She holds an LCSW credential in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer online?
Heather offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Heather?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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