Dr. Corwin's (she/hers/her) diverse background and experiences inform her therapeutic approach infused with unconditional positive regard. Specialties include people looking for a more physical approach to incorporate in therapy and working with actors and creatives. She is a mental health provider who utilizes integrative approaches to create a foundation of wellness; this includes sensory awareness and body connection to explore how impulses translate into our everyday actions. People are complex. Body sensations, feelings, thoughts and expectations converge to inform how we see and engage with the world.

​Dr. Corwin's expertise and research is in emotional intelligence, which includes empathy, emotional regulation, how we see the world, and communication. These skills help people connect with others as they intend. Our early relationships with caregivers, also known as Attachment theory, form how we operate with others and are the foundation of interpersonal relationships. Performing arts is Dr. Corwin's background, which helps bring playfulness and humor to the therapeutic work, with mindfulness and creativity.

​Therapeutic goals will include a broad base of techniques to allow us to explore your world, and to identify and redefine who you want to be in your most whole self. Being in relationship with yourself and with others can open you to the skills and awareness required to live your life on your terms with the joy you crave.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist IL 071.011423
Licensed Clinical Psychologist CA 35039
Master Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist, ISMETA

Areas of Expertise:

​Anxiety + Depression + Pregnancy, Post Partum & Fertility + Life Transitions + Aging Concerns + Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) + Professional/Career Issues + College/Graduate School Issues + Grief, Loss, or Bereavement + Somatic Issues + Women's Issues + Parenting + Actors and Performance + Artist Issues + Identify Ideal University Environment for HS Students (narrow down choices)

Who is Heather Corwin?
Dr. Heather Corwin has had a long path to get here. In her career, she has taught at universities including Northern Illinois University as the Head of Movement for actor training, Ashland University, Pasadena City College, and Azusa Pacific University. She practiced as a Rolfer and massage therapist for 30 years having specialties that included birth preparation and recovery and is a trained birth doula. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology with a somatic concentration in LA, her research focuses on actors and emotional intelligence.

Dr. Corwin is currently writing a book for Routledge Publishing on mental health for actors, and has a chapter in press for a collection of chapters on Psychology and Stanislavski (the man who invented the modern acting method). The chapter title is "Somatic psychology and Chekhov: a Perfect Pairing." She offers workshops on communication, handling stress, and finding ways to honor yourself when resources are low; working with companies and universities nationally. In press is her article "Can I Get A Witness? A Healer's Most Needed Skill" for the June 2025 Journal DIRI: Structure, Function, & Integration. To learn more, visit HeatherC.com.

Personally, Dr. C finds reading books a wonderful way to recharge. Walking and yoga are her personal, favorite unwinding tools. She has a family including a loving partner and an energetic teenager - who all love doing escape rooms together! Their two cats make them laugh with their antics.