Our Team.
We help people navigate chronic pain, illness, trauma, anxiety, relationship challenges, and persistent symptoms—making sense of what they’re experiencing, building confidence in themselves and their bodies, and reconnecting with what matters to them. Together, we’ve supported hundreds of clients through psychotherapy, counseling, physical therapy, individualized assessments, education, and retreats, bringing complementary clinical perspectives and lived experience.
Siera Heaton, LMFT
Founder & Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Elizabeth Van Meter, CMHC-I
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
Dr. Tyler Burton, DPT
Physical Therapist & Nervous System Coach
Siera
Siera Heaton, LMFT, is the owner and founder of Pine Creek Therapy and The Creek Retreat, an immersive retreat for people navigating chronic pain, chronic illness, and persistent symptoms. Her therapy work supports clients living with physical health conditions, anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges, recognizing how these experiences can overlap. She draws on Pain Reprocessing Therapy, somatic approaches, IFS, and Lifespan Integration to help clients feel understood, strengthen relationships, and move toward meaningful change.
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Siera regularly lectures on pain science, neuroplasticity, nervous-system regulation, and the connections between mind and body. Her teaching and clinical work are shaped by her own experience living with chronic conditions, including multiple sclerosis (MS). She understands how isolating and disruptive persistent symptoms can be, and works to honor each person’s experience and the complexity of their health.
Her hope is to help clients feel less alone, build a more trusting relationship with themselves and their bodies, and take part more fully in the lives they value.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Van Meter is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor-in-Training at the University of Utah and a therapist intern at Pine Creek Therapy. She supports clients navigating chronic illness, persistent symptoms, trauma, and anxiety, drawing on Pain Reprocessing Therapy, somatic approaches, mindfulness, Core Self Reclamation Therapy, and CBT. She also regularly teaches on mind-body healing and nervous-system approaches.
Elizabeth’s own experience with chronic pain and autoimmune conditions informs her understanding of how isolating it can feel when your body no longer feels safe. Before pursuing counseling, she worked as a documentary filmmaker and performer—experiences that shape the curiosity and respect she brings to each person’s story. She hopes therapy helps clients feel less alone and reconnect with themselves with greater courage and compassion.
Tyler
Tyler Burton, DPT, is a physical therapist and nervous system coach specializing in chronic pain and other persistent symptoms. He is a co-host of The Creek Retreat and regularly lectures on pain science, neuroplasticity, movement, and nervous-system regulation. Tyler respects the medical factors involved in pain while helping clients understand how fear and nervous-system responses can intensify symptoms.
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At Pine Creek Therapy, Tyler meets with clients for evaluations and reviews any imaging they’ve had. He helps them understand how their health history, imaging, symptoms, and movement may fit together, so they can feel more informed, safer, and more confident in their bodies. His approach supports clients in reconnecting with their bodies and moving toward greater freedom and participation in their lives.