Professional Background :

Dr. Heymen holds a masters and doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Nova Southeastern University. She was certified as a biofeedback therapist in 1983 and worked in several medical settings providing relaxation training and chronic pain management. In 1990, Dr. Heymen began her private practice in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida. She treated adult men and women using the modalities of individual, marital, and family psychotherapy until 1999, when she sold her practice and moved to North Carolina with her husband, who accepted a position at UNC-Chapel Hill. 

In January, 2000 Dr. Heymen started her new practice in Raleigh with adults from the tri-county area.  While conceptualizing cases from a psychodynamic perspective, she utilizes an integrated or eclectic therapeutic approach.  She draws from a variety of psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal and family systems strategies to effectively meet the needs of her patients. She has been trained as a DBT individual therapist and offers this form of treatment in conjunction with DBT skills training groups. Additionally, Dr. Heymen provides EMDR for individuals who have experienced trauma, including childhood sexual abuse.

Effective January 2008, Dr. Heymen moved her practice to Cary, NC.

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