therapy and advising for all

Dr. Heck is an executive and clinical psychologist who is highly skilled at working with individuals with a broad range of concerns.  Due to her specialty training in character assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as her training in psychoanalytic psychology and organizational psychodynamics, she is can quickly understand and help those with whom she works, whether individually or in groups.  Dr. Heck uses a psychodynamic frame, which means that she incorporates her group or individual clients’ histories, personalities, and relational styles into her work.  She believes that early relationships shape who we become, and that understanding these dynamics helps people to know themselves and how they interact with others more deeply.  Dr. Heck's clients tell her that her process alleviates their symptoms of distress, enables them to meet their life goals, and improves their interpersonal and work relationships and effectiveness.  

In her both her executive advising and psychotherapy practices, Dr. Heck aims to integrate her deep knowledge of interpersonal psychology, character types, attachment/developmental theory, and emotional intelligence with her advising skill-set. She routinely helps her therapy and coaching clients to achieve their goals with the greatest possible personal and professional satisfaction. 

Dr. Heck enjoys working with all types of people at all stages of life and career.  In particular, she has great success working with people who are struggling with their own progress and development, be that in a personal relationship, parenthood, a current job, or a long-term career path. In her experience, we all have a tendency to recreate unconscious blocks which, when unexplored, can keep us from finding our own fulfillment. Like an app running undetected in the background of a smartphone, these blocks will drain our battery and use up our energy until they are acknowledged and brought under our control…like closing an unwanted phone app, dealing with our underlying issues frees up lots of energy to proudly move forward and engage in new endeavors!

Dr. Heck also has longstanding expertise in helping new and experienced parents cope with issues of parenthood.  She been researching factors that affect parenthood for over 20 years, and is actively involved in the parenting and early-childhood treatment community in Philadelphia.  A parent herself, she firmly believes that the best gift to give the next generation is to support its parents.