Cliff Heegel Ph.D.

Now and then people ask me: “How can you sit there and listen to other people’s problems day after day?” Sometimes I get a reminder of why I do what I do. Here’s one that came in recently via Facebook: Hello from one of your sicker former patients! Life is good in (a state), I [...]

Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life. Read this book if you are older than 35. You might also find it helpful if you are younger than 35 but you have been kicked around a lot by life- in other words, if you have some humility due to the failures,  losses, and betrayals in [...]

My clients are sometimes unsure about exactly what sort of things will happen in psychotherapy and precisely how long it will take. I honestly cannot answer that question for you quickly. We will have to invest some time together because one size of psychotherapy does not fit all. However, here’s The Big Picture about what [...]

PRESS RELEASE Provides Free Counseling to Troops & Families Today Dr. Cliff Heegel of Memphis announces that he has joined Give an Hour™, a nonpartisan, nonprofit national network of mental health professionals providing free counseling services to returning troops and their families.