Heather Dominguez , LPC

Heather Dominguez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Alaska with 26 years of clinical experience working with diverse populations across the United States. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Blue Mountain College (1993) and a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling from Southwestern in Fort Worth, Texas (1997). Heather is certified in EMDR, an evidence-based approach for trauma, and is proficient in Spanish.

Her professional path has included roles in vocational counseling, crisis intervention, trauma work, chemical dependency, grief and loss, family and spiritual concerns, and parenting support. In Alaska she has worked in multiple communities, including four years on the Kenai Peninsula and four years as an itinerant therapist in the Northwest Arctic, where much of her work involved crisis counseling for first responders and families affected by unexpected loss. Early Alaska work also included providing Parenting with Love and Limits services aimed at helping families rebuild relationships.

Heather brings a direct but compassionate style and respects the courage it takes to seek support. She describes herself as a person of faith who does not impose beliefs on others, and she aims to meet each client where they are to pursue balance, healing, and practical strategies for coping with stress, trauma, relationships, addiction, mood disorders, grief, and life transitions.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and take committed action toward meaningful goals while learning to accept uncomfortable feelings. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, life transitions, and issues that involve avoidance patterns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical skills and structured exercises. CBT can be effective for depression, anxiety, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with daily stresses.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional impact. It is frequently used for trauma, abuse, and other overwhelming experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Heather works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to assess needs, goals, and preferences and to tailor techniques that fit each person. She helps clients try methods, evaluate progress, and adjust the plan together.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, by phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging to accommodate schedules, location, and comfort levels. For many people this accessibility makes consistent care more realistic and supports steady progress with therapists who use evidence-informed approaches.