Heather Byrns, MA, LMHC

Heather Byrns, MA, LMHC,  is Co-Director for INTERFACE Referral Service at William James College.  She received her master’s degree in counseling psychology from Boston College and has been a licensed mental health counselor for 15 years. She joined the INTERFACE Referral Service in 2010, and has helped the program expand to serve a growing number of communities and statewide initiatives in Massachusetts. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings providing care to adolescents and their families struggling with a range of issues with a particular expertise in eating disorders.  She has also worked on program design for local and state initiatives and has served on the city of Newton Youth Interagency Task Force and the Newton Youth Commission Advisory Board. Heather continues to promote access to care and education about mental health by providing local trainings, and co-leading the INTERFACE staff team.