Why work with me

Support that's grounded and steady

• 20+ years across school-based and outpatient settings, with children, teens, adults, and families
• Specialized certification in EMDR and TF-CBT for trauma-informed care that moves at your pace
• Meet in person in Hastings or connect from anywhere in Minnesota

Meet Heather

Heather Feikema, LICSW

I'm a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with over 20 years of experience helping children, teens, adults, and families navigate life's most difficult challenges — in both school-based and outpatient settings.

I'm licensed in Minnesota, with specialized trauma training in both EMDR and TF-CBT, plus advanced training in ADHD, relationship challenges, and parenting and attachment.

In our work together, expect me to be curious — and I'll ask you to be curious too. You can trust that I'll listen without judgement, but I'll also gently challenge you to move and grow.

"Let's figure this out together."

Finding the right support

Care shaped around you

No two people come in with the same story, so no two treatment plans look the same. Below are the areas I focus on most, but if you don't see your situation reflected, reach out anyway — there's a good chance I can still help.

Every specialty page below covers who it's for, what we'll actually work on, and how sessions are structured, so you can get a real feel for the work before you ever reach out.

ADHD looks different for everyone — scattered focus, trouble finishing what you start, feeling overwhelmed by tasks that seem simple to others. We'll work together to understand your specific patterns, not just apply a generic checklist.

• Understand how ADHD actually shows up for you, not a textbook version
• Build routines and systems that fit your brain instead of fighting it
• Manage the anxiety and self-criticism that often ride along with it

Career changes, moves, becoming a parent, an empty nest, retirement, a breakup — even good change can leave you feeling unmoored. Therapy gives you a steady place to sort through what's shifting and what you actually want next.

• Rebuild a sense of footing when the ground feels unsteady
• Clarify what you actually want, not what you think you should want
• Build coping tools that carry you through whatever comes next

Trauma can shape how safe the world feels long after the event itself is over. I'm trained in both EMDR and TF-CBT, two of the most well-supported approaches for helping the brain and body process difficult memories.

We move at a pace that feels safe for you — there's no requirement to share every detail before you're ready.

Whether it's constant worry, low motivation, or feeling disconnected from things you used to enjoy, anxiety and depression can make daily life feel heavier than it should.

Using CBT and mindfulness-based approaches, we'll identify the patterns keeping you stuck and build practical tools you can use between sessions, not just talk about in them.

Whether it's a couple working through a rough patch, a parent navigating a difficult season with a child, or a family in ongoing conflict, relationship work is about making room for every voice at the table.

I draw on attachment-based and family systems approaches to help everyone involved feel heard, while building healthier patterns of communication going forward.