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Diana Heliotes, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Depression
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About me

Welcome to Better Help! I am a Clinical Social Worker licensed in Illinois with 25 years experience working with adolescents & their families, as well as with young adults. I have worked in a wide range of therapeutic settings including: child welfare, a pregnant & parenting teen program, & as a high school social worker. My great joy has been working with adolescents as I am constantly amazed by their insight & inspired by their resiliency.
I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, abandonment, negative behavior patterns, simple & complex trauma, grief/loss, academic challenges, & ADHD.

As your therapist, I will be respectful, empathetic, non-judgmental, an active listener, interactive & when appropriate the use of humor. My therapeutic approach combines cognitive behavior, psychodynamic, mindfulness, & humanistic counseling. My hope is to work with you to assess your needs & set your goals & when appropriate re-assess & re-evaluate your needs & goals.

I am a born & raised Chicagoan. I received my undergraduate degree in Finance from DePaul University & my Masters degree in Social Work from Loyola University.

My interests include; reading, tennis, baseball, opera, & loving my French Bulldog.

I look forward to working with you.

Professional experience

30yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Depression

Additional areas of focus: Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment Issues, Caregiver Issues and Stress, Communication Problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dissociation, Divorce and Separation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and Shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / Loneliness, Money and Financial Issues, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks, Personality Disorders, Post-traumatic Stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social Anxiety and Phobia, Somatization, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

IL LCSW 149006822

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Diana Heliotes. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Diane is a fantastic therapist, respectful, attentive, flexible, understanding and most importantly extremely helpful. I always feel 100% better after our interactions.

Written on Dec 27, 2022 after therapy with Diana for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and self esteem

Amazing therapist! Great listener with a lot of experience to draw from. Can’t recommend her enough!

Written on Jan 28, 2022 after therapy with Diana for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, and relationship issues

Diana has helped me come a long way already. I know I still have work to do but I am already starting to feel more confident in myself and am believing in myself more and more.

Written on Nov 03, 2021 after therapy with Diana for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and anger management

I was nervous joining betterhelp at first compared to more traditional forms of therapy, however Diana is amazing! I always feel heard. She is wonderful at putting things in perspective and encouraging me to make positive changes in my life.

Written on Jul 07, 2021 after therapy with Diana for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

She actively contributes to conversations and really makes me think which I really appreciate after several attempts with therapists that only seem to agree with me. She listens and she remembers things from several sessions ago and I really feel as if she cares if I make improvements or not. She is by far the best therapist I have worked with.

Written on Jun 22, 2021 after therapy with Diana for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and anger management

Diana has been amazing for me. She helped me understand things about myself that I wasn't going to figure out on my own. Some very very big things. Everybody needs therapy like this. Thank you Diana.

Written on Apr 30, 2021 after therapy with Diana for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, anger management, and compassion fatigue