Dr. Heany has a BA in psychology, a BS in recreation, a Masters degree in pastoral care, and a Doctorate degree in counseling.  His education experience also includes chaplaincy work at Eastern Maine Medical Center, and intensive practical training in counseling at the Center for Religion and Psychotherapy in Chicago.

Dr. Heany began his career in the 1980’s as a parish pastor in Chicago, Illinois.  After completing his doctorate degree in the mid 1990’s, he opened his practice in Denver, Colorado as a Licensed Professional Counselor, and currently works out of his office in Thornton, Colorado.

Throughout his 20+ years in ministry, Dr. Heany specialized in relationship counseling, and also in a number of individual counseling issues as well including:
depression, anxiety, anger, esteem, trauma, abuse, stress, grief and loss. 

As a professionally licensed and experienced therapist, Dr. Heany is recognized as a provider by most insurance companies.  Some of the larger companies include:
Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, CHP+, Cigna, Cofinity, Horizon, Humana, Magellan, MHN, Mines & Associates, Pacificare, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, UniCare, and United

Dr. Heany is delightfully happy in his marriage to BrookLyn, and thoroughly enjoys life with her and their progeny of four - the oldest two now grown and out of the home.  Dr. Heany’s youngest son is overcoming the limitations of cerebral palsy, and serves as an exemplary model of how joy triumphs over adversity.