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- Anxiety and mood support
- Trauma and grief work
- Values based care
About Helen
Helen Raiani is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns in a calm and practical way. Her work is aimed at making everyday life feel more manageable for people facing emotional strain.
She uses a mix of clinical approaches to fit each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions often include straightforward strategies for stress, sleep, and mood, along with space to talk through painful experiences like grief and trauma. Helen also helps people address issues around addiction, ADHD, and self-esteem in clear, step-by-step ways.
Her background includes two decades of practice helping people cope with major life changes and ongoing challenges. That experience informs how she supports people facing chronic pain, caregiver stress, and medical or cancer-related concerns. She also works with those dealing with attachment wounds, abandonment, and adoption-related questions.
In sessions she draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and elements of Jungian thought. The goal is practical progress: better communication, healthier routines, and clearer personal values. Helen aims to help clients build skills they can use outside of therapy.
People who choose her often want a steady, collaborative therapist who offers concrete tools and thoughtful listening. To begin, readers should use the site's Start Therapy process and complete the brief matching questionnaire to schedule according to therapist availability.
She uses a mix of clinical approaches to fit each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions often include straightforward strategies for stress, sleep, and mood, along with space to talk through painful experiences like grief and trauma. Helen also helps people address issues around addiction, ADHD, and self-esteem in clear, step-by-step ways.
Her background includes two decades of practice helping people cope with major life changes and ongoing challenges. That experience informs how she supports people facing chronic pain, caregiver stress, and medical or cancer-related concerns. She also works with those dealing with attachment wounds, abandonment, and adoption-related questions.
In sessions she draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and elements of Jungian thought. The goal is practical progress: better communication, healthier routines, and clearer personal values. Helen aims to help clients build skills they can use outside of therapy.
People who choose her often want a steady, collaborative therapist who offers concrete tools and thoughtful listening. To begin, readers should use the site's Start Therapy process and complete the brief matching questionnaire to schedule according to therapist availability.
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Therapeutic approaches and what online work looks like
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and refocus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that keep someone stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with trust, intimacy, and relationship difficulties.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process may include experimenting with different techniques until something feels useful and doable.
Because specific session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing sessions during breaks or evenings. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or sessions that use less bandwidth if video is difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
New Jersey
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Helen address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, ADHD, and many life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She blends listening with hands-on strategies from several approaches to help people make small, useful changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience as a licensed clinician in New Jersey, which informs work with chronic and complex concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy relationship?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.