Meet Hetheru
Hetheru offers trauma-informed, culturally responsive counseling that supports healing, empowerment, and resilience. She helps adolescents and adults build insight, strengthen coping skills, and move toward meaningful change.
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Hetheru Shango
M.S., MHC-LP · Adolescents and adults
Limited permit in New York
Hetheru offers trauma-informed, culturally responsive counseling that supports healing, empowerment, and resilience.
- Compassionate Care
- Culturally Grounded
- Whole-Person Healing
Background and education
Hetheru earned her Bachelor’s degrees in Children and Youth Studies and Psychology from Brooklyn College and her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Long Island University–C.W. Post.
She has experience as a Crisis Counselor and Training Specialist for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, specializing in suicide prevention, crisis intervention, and trauma-informed care.
Her approach
Hetheru integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing within trauma-informed, culturally responsive care. Her work helps clients build insight, strengthen coping skills, and move toward meaningful change.
For clients who desire it, she also welcomes incorporating Christian faith into counseling.
Beyond the counseling room
Hetheru loves traveling and has visited 38 countries and 34 U.S. states.