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Heather RectorLMFT · Nashville

About Heather

Real conversations. Meaningful connection. Room to grow.

Therapy works best when you can show up as yourself — no need for the right words or the perfect explanation.

Heather Rector, LMFT, in a bright, comfortable office in Nashville

Meet Heather

A little about me.

Hi, I'm Heather. I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Nashville, and I work with people navigating the complicated parts of being human.

My path into therapy wasn't exactly a straight line. Before becoming a therapist, I worked with children and families in behavioral health, and later in neurofeedback. Those years shaped how I understand people, relationships, and the many ways our experiences influence how we move through the world.

Today I work with individuals, couples, and families facing relationship challenges, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, divorce, and big life changes.

Working together

I'm not here to hand you a script for your life.

I believe therapy should be collaborative, honest, and grounded in genuine curiosity.

Sometimes we'll sit with difficult emotions. Sometimes we'll notice patterns you hadn't spotted before. And sometimes we'll find that a little humor makes a hard conversation easier to have.

I want you to feel comfortable being honest about what's going on — without worrying that you'll be judged or reduced to a diagnosis. My job is to help you see yourself more clearly and explore what meaningful change could look like.

Professional background

Education, licensure & training

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Tennessee, License #2929

MA, Marriage and Family Therapy

Trevecca Nazarene University, 2023

BA, Psychology

Middle Tennessee State University, 2010

EMDR

Training

Emotionally Focused Therapy

EFT Externship

Prepare/Enrich

Premarital assessment

Certified Narcissistic Abuse Training Clinician

NATC

ADHD Clinical Services Provider

ADHD-CCSP

Applied Behavior Analysis

ABA

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Beyond the therapy room

There's more to life than the therapy room.

When I'm not with clients, you'll find me cooking, spending time in community, or outdoors with my daughter and our Labradoodle.

Finding the right therapist matters.

Let's start with a conversation and see whether working together feels like a good fit.