Elizabeth Heaney MA, LPC

About

Elizabeth Heaney, MA, LPC, maintains a private practice in Asheville, NC, working with individuals and couples. Drawing on four decades of clinical experience, Elizabeth also provides case consultation and clinical training for therapists.

“I’ve always been fascinated with how we keep our work both highly effective for our clients and (at the same time) richly fulfilling for ourselves. I work with therapists at the crossroads of technique and presence—where our technical skills get infused with creativity and meaning.”

Elizabeth is the author of the award-winning The Honor Was Mine: A Look Inside the Struggles of Military Veterans.

You can view her most recent workshops at: www.heaneyconsulting.net. She can be reached at eheaneyconsulting@gmail.com.

Books by Elizabeth Heaney MA, LPC

Recent Posts

As a Therapist, What's Your Agenda?

Personal Perspective: As a therapist, do you have an agenda for your clients? Are you nudging them to "make the right choice"? What impact might it have on their process?

Do You Want to Be Right... Or Do You Want to Be Close?

The need to be right can obscure a sense of emotional connection—when we need to be right, we leave little room for another.

The Emotional Complexity of Family Estrangement

When we choose estrangement in reaction to unhealthy relationship patterns, we also need to face the contradicting emotions that can emerge.

The Other Side of Estrangement

When you're on the receiving end of someone's decision to be estranged from you, it's important to reckon with the underlying contributions to find meaning in the rupture.

3 Major Misconceptions About Family Estrangement

Choosing to be estranged from one's family is a painful dilemma, and it's a choice therapists often discount or minimize.

Balancing Attachment and Autonomy

The concept of differentiation points to a beautiful balance between attachment and autonomy. If we focus on just one side of that polarity, we miss the inherent growth.

When Therapy Stalls: The Questions to Ask

What might be contributing to the lack of progress? Here are questions to help you explore that concern.

What to Do When Therapy Stalls

Reckoning with moments when therapy seems to "stall," and paying attention to what's happening in those moments, offers us clues for how to address the lack of progress.

The Best Advice I Ever Got About Being a Therapist

I was lucky to get some "North Star" guidance while still training as an intern. Forty years later, that advice is still shaping my work with clients.

Establishing Trust

How do you work with a client's mistrust? Being attuned to their wariness can help you support them more clearly.