Heather Abreu

Heather Abreu is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with two decades of clinical experience, practicing in Connecticut and New York. She is licensed to practice in Connecticut as a Licensed Professional Counselor and in New York as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Heather creates a compassionate, structured space where people can explore challenges and build a practical plan to move toward living their best life.

Her work spans a wide range of concerns, with particular experience supporting people affected by addiction and their loved ones, survivors of trauma, and families in conflict. Heather also assists individuals navigating major life transitions such as divorce, returning to the workforce, and career changes. Her practice includes experience in mental health services, addiction treatment programs, criminal justice settings, and private practice.

Heather’s approach is integrative and person-centered, drawing on varied therapeutic techniques to address each person’s unique history and needs. She works from a strength-based perspective and treats the client as the expert of their own life, guiding and supporting skill-building and confidence. While she may challenge clients to move beyond their comfort zones, her style remains empathetic and patient, focused on uncovering and changing unhelpful patterns so progress can occur. Heather welcomes the opportunity to begin this work with new clients.