Welcome to my website, I am so glad you're here! I'm Heather Moon Vogels, a therapist with over 20 years of experience, and specialise in guiding teens, young adults, and adults through overcoming the obstacles that limit them from truly thriving in their lives. I work with a wide range of difficulties to help heal and recover from a feeling of being disconnected with yourself and life's purpose, stress and overwhelm, developmental and attachment trauma, self-harm, disordered eating, dependencies, and relationship and expat challenges. My approach is
trauma informed and emphasises the nervous system's role in emotional regulation and healing. I draw from modalities developed by Pia Mellody and Internal Family Systems Therapy as well as somatic healing and integration. I combine these insights with evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, somatic, holistic, and compassion-based techniques to help those I collaborate with find healing and connection.
Understanding how trauma impacts the body, mind and spirit, and disconnects us from our authentic self, I use a comprehensive, integrative approach to help individuals reconnect with their inner resilience and align with their authentic self. My methods aim to facilitate emotional safety through our therapeutic relationship, and encourage deeper self-awareness, enabling clients to heal from past wounds. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, stress, life changes, depression, low motivation, addiction, dependencies, body image, food, or relational difficulties, I provide a compassionate space where transformative growth can occur. With online sessions, you can access this personalised care from the comfort of your home.
With over 20 years of experience, I specialize in trauma informed therapy for stress, anxiety, depression, dependencies, addiction, and trauma. I am originally from the US, but have lived and worked in Switzerland, England and Austria. Having lived abroad myself and needed to build a new life, career and community, I am also aware of the unique stressors that expats and their families face.
My approach is client-centered, collaborative, trauma informed and evidence-based. I prioritize building a trusting and safe therapeutic relationship. Together we begin to identify, make sense of and understand the patterns, survival strategies and nervous system responses that have both helped you to adapt and survive, but also can be limiting or keep you feeling stuck.
I am originally from the state of Vermont in the US and began my training there. Not sure if I wanted to continue with studying art or psychology, I took some time to pursue my passion for rowing until both the arts and psychology called me back to them. I then continued by pursuing my graduate degree and becoming licensed in counseling
I am originally from the state of Vermont in the US and began my training there. Not sure if I wanted to continue with studying art or psychology, I took some time to pursue my passion for rowing until both the arts and psychology called me back to them. I then continued by pursuing my graduate degree and becoming licensed in counseling psychology in Cambridge, MA. I began my career working in addiction treatment, with an understanding that trauma lies at the core of any addictive process, and have continued to learn more through further trainings to help others truly and deeply heal and recover.
Explore your values, goals, and beliefs to gain insight and clarity and become more aligned with your authentic self, identity and purpose. Explore and understand your limiting beliefs and patterns of survival based nervous system responses.
Learn how to cultivate a more present and mindful approach to life, and reduce stress and anxiety. Explore and gain understanding into your nervous system states and develop strategies to help gain more flexibility and freedom.
Learn to lean into a compassion for self and all of your parts that have helped protect you. while gently loosening and shifting the strategies that no longer serve you or are in alignment. Focus on your strengths and develop habits that support your wellbeing.
Learn how to communicate effectively, implement effective boundaries, repair relational ruptures, resolve conflicts, and build stronger, healthier relationships.