- Acceptance and commitment
- Attachment focus
- Client-centered care
About Helen
Helen Raiani is an LPC with 20 years of clinical experience in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people who face stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship struggles. Helen aims to make sessions straightforward and practical so people can use what they learn in daily life.
She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions often address coping with life changes, grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. Helen also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, sleep and eating issues, and chronic health challenges.
Her work includes attention to attachment-related concerns, abandonment, adoption and foster care history, and blended family dynamics. She helps clients manage communication problems, codependency, control issues, and career-related stress. Helen also offers support for caregivers and those facing cancer or long-term illness.
In meetings she focuses on clear, manageable goals. Techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are used alongside attachment-based and client-centered methods. Jungian ideas may be woven in when they suit a person’s self-exploration.
Helen frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people notice patterns, practice new ways of responding, and build habits that fit real life. To start, prospective clients follow the site’s match process and schedule sessions that fit their availability.
She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions often address coping with life changes, grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. Helen also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, sleep and eating issues, and chronic health challenges.
Her work includes attention to attachment-related concerns, abandonment, adoption and foster care history, and blended family dynamics. She helps clients manage communication problems, codependency, control issues, and career-related stress. Helen also offers support for caregivers and those facing cancer or long-term illness.
In meetings she focuses on clear, manageable goals. Techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are used alongside attachment-based and client-centered methods. Jungian ideas may be woven in when they suit a person’s self-exploration.
Helen frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people notice patterns, practice new ways of responding, and build habits that fit real life. To start, prospective clients follow the site’s match process and schedule sessions that fit their availability.
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
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Helen uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and choose values-driven action. ACT focuses on accepting experience and committing to small steps that reflect what matters. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This work can help with closeness, trust, and communication struggles. Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s experience at the center of sessions, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space for people to speak and be heard.Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying strategies in session and adjusting what’s used as needs change.
The practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling around busy days, shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoiding travel time. Because the original biography does not specify session formats, confirm current options before booking so you know what fits your routine. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, attachment-based work, and client-centered conversations to an online setting to help people practice new habits between sessions and manage everyday stress.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Helen help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and grief. Additional areas include ADHD, eating and sleeping issues, parenting strain, and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. Helen blends approaches to match each person's needs and focuses on clear, usable skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Helen has 20 years of experience working with emotional and life challenges in New Jersey.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in New Jersey.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.