Heidi Summers, LMFT

Heidi Summers is a California-based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 26 years of clinical experience. She earned a Master of Science degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology in 1998 from California State University, San Bernardino and has worked extensively with adults facing a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. She is certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and has specific training in trauma treatment, and she has provided both individual and group therapy to survivors of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence.

Her counseling style is empathetic and accepting, grounded in an eclectic blend of therapeutic approaches that she tailors to each person's needs. As an LMFT - a license for professionals trained to treat individuals, couples, and families - she draws on client-centered methods to build rapport and on evidence-informed strategies to address patterns that contribute to distress. Her work often addresses issues such as stress, coping with life changes, intimacy and family dynamics, parenting, self-esteem, mood disorders, ADHD, and career concerns.

Heidi also brings life experience to her clinical perspective. She is married with four adult children and six grandchildren, and she navigated the early loss of her first husband to cancer while parenting young children. Later, marriage to a career U.S. Marine involved multiple relocations and extended deployments, experiences that informed her understanding of family stress, loss, and resilience. These personal and professional experiences shape a compassionate, practical approach to therapy.