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Deborah Helms, LMFT

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Grief Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in the state of California and have over 20 years of counseling experience. I work mostly with adults around issues of depression, anxiety and stress, and relationship challenges. I also have experience and a special interest in working with adoptive and foster parents.

I draw mainly on tools from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, emotionally focused therapy, and humanistic therapy in my work and tailor counseling plans to meet each client's individual needs.

I believe that we all have the ability to examine our lives to see what is working and what is not working. My goal is to help you uncover the beliefs and behaviors that might be holding you back from leading the life you want to live. Together, we will explore insights and practical tools that can help you to live the fulfilling, satisfying, and joyful life you deserve.

I look forward to working with you.

Professional experience

20yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Grief Depression

Additional areas of focus: Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Divorce and separation, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Isolation / loneliness, Women's issues

Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

CA LMFT 38615

Reviews

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Deborah has been incredible in helping me navigate my issues. She does a great job in listening and making me feel heard. I would recommend her to any of my friends!

Written on May 26, 2021 after therapy with Deborah for 10 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Deborah is so compassionate and intuitive and has helped me tremendously so far even after only three sessions. Her recommendations have been fantastic and I feel very hopeful of the future with her help.

Written on Oct 20, 2020 after therapy with Deborah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

I'm grateful to have found Deborah. She has a wonderful combination of expertise, perspective, and compassion, which is exactly what I need to work through some challenges in my life. She is extremely knowledgeable, is a great listener, and has given me practical tools to feel better and work through these challenges. I look forward to working with her more, and I'm grateful that BetterHelp matched us up!

Written on Jul 27, 2020 after therapy with Deborah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and intimacy-related issues