Heather Raitz , LMSW

Heather Raitz is a licensed social worker in Michigan who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also supports clients seeking coaching around motivation, professional goals, and ADHD-related challenges. Heather writes and speaks plainly so people can understand their options and take practical steps forward.

Her approach centers on listening first. She adapts conversations and plans to what each person needs. That means sessions can look different depending on whether someone wants short-term skills, ongoing support, or focused coaching for work or daily routines.

Heather blends attachment-focused thinking with client-centered care. She pays attention to how relationships and early patterns show up now. She also uses mindfulness practices to help clients notice and manage stress in the moment.

For people processing trauma or intense memories, Heather uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, commonly called EMDR, as one of several tools. She pairs that with psychodynamic ideas to help connect present struggles to past experiences when that fits the persons goals.

Sessions are conversational and practical. Heather aims to support small changes that add up to better coping and clearer choices. She encourages people to try approaches and adjust the plan as they learn what helps best.

How attachment work and EMDR translate to online therapy

Heather uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns influence current feelings and reactions; online sessions let clients discuss those patterns and practice new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and tailoring the session to what the person needs right now, which works well in a video or phone conversation.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity; elements of EMDR can be guided in live video sessions when that approach fits someone's goals. Heather treats choosing an approach as a collaborative process and will talk with each person about what feels most helpful. She checks in about goals and preferences and adjusts methods as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls for deeper face-to-face work, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, brief live chats for quick check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around work, family, and daily life while maintaining consistent therapeutic progress.