Heidi Summers, LMFT

Heidi Summers is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 26 years of clinical experience. She earned a Master of Science degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from California State University, San Bernardino in 1998 and is licensed to practice in California. Heidi is certified in EMDR, a therapy often used for processing traumatic memories, and she has specific training in trauma-focused treatment.

Her professional work includes both individual and group therapy for adults facing a range of challenges, including survivors of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence, as well as people coping with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, parenting concerns, relationship struggles, and significant life transitions. She draws from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to tailor interventions to each person’s needs.

Heidi’s counseling style is described as empathetic and accepting, with an emphasis on creating a warm environment where clients feel respected and supported. Her varied personal experiences - including the early loss of her first husband to cancer, raising young children as a single parent, remarriage to a career U.S. Marine with multiple relocations, and parenting through extended deployments - inform her perspective and deepen her understanding of the complex issues many clients face.

Her background combines long-term clinical experience, trauma certification, and a flexible therapeutic approach aimed at helping individuals and families navigate change and healing.