About

My name is Heidi Dryer and I obtained my license as a Marriage and Family Therapist in 2015. I have extensive experience working with individuals from all walks of life suffering from anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, sexual abuse, women suffering with chronic pain and/or autoimmune diseases, life transitions, parenting, first generation Americans struggling with identity and cultural issues. I also have experience working with the LGBTQ community. The most important aspect of therapy is the therapeutic relationship. I understand the importance of having an empathic ear, especially now that we find ourselves with the illusion of being “connected” with one another only to feel more disconnected than ever. We are not born being good listeners. Listening is an acquired skill. It is difficult to find someone, even in the professional world of therapy, who really listens and genuinely tries to understand the other person’s world. That is why I try my best to be present with every single person that I meet in the therapy room. I believe in providing treatment in a holistic way so I work under the premise that all individuals have the innate ability to solve their own problems although sometimes a guiding hand is necessary to lead one in the right path in order to have a healthy and happy life. At some point in my life I worked as Flight Attendant so I often use the metaphor to describe my own personal philosophy that all human beings are travelers in this journey called life. I believe that sometimes, as travelers, we often either don’t pack enough or carry too much luggage. In the latter case, this luggage has been accumulating little by little throughout our life from the moment we were born. We carry good things in our luggage but, sometimes, there are too many unnecessary things that are just weighing us down.