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Helen Raiani, LPC

Based in New Jersey Online sessions

Practical support for anxious, overwhelmed parents

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Years in practice
20
Credentials
LPC
Licensed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
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Addictions
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Relationship issues
About

About Helen

Helen Raiani is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of clinical experience in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, and the daily strain of parenting. Her style is warm and straightforward, aiming to make change feel doable rather than overwhelming.

She uses practical methods to help clients manage symptoms and build skills for everyday life. That may include learning new ways to respond to difficult thoughts and feelings, improving communication, and developing routines that support sleep and eating.

Background and approach

Helen pays close attention to how past experiences shape present behavior and relationships. Parents often come to her feeling exhausted or unsure about their choices. She helps people talk through parenting concerns, cope with grief or loss, and handle work pressure without blaming themselves.

Sessions focus on real problems and realistic steps that fit daily life. Her approach mixes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), cognitive-behavioral techniques, attachment-informed ideas, and client-centered listening. Those tools are used to clarify values, change unhelpful patterns, and strengthen connection with oneself and others.

Over two decades Helen has worked with people facing trauma, addiction, bipolar mood concerns, and chronic health challenges. She combines practical coaching with deeper exploration when helpful. The goal is steady progress people can see in their relationships and routines.

Focus areas and approaches

What Helen works with

Everything Helen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Helen helps people with.

Approaches Helen lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

Approach-driven care delivered online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them, and then take action guided by personal values. It can help with anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact; it teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that get in the way of daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early relationships shape current bonds and communication patterns, which can be useful for improving connection and managing relationship-related stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean using ACT exercises one week and CBT strategies the next, or spending more time on attachment-related patterns when relationship issues come up.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different locations, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a break, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit consistent care into parenting schedules, work hours, and other daily demands.
Questions

Questions people ask about Helen

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma and many parenting-related worries. Other focuses include sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, career strain, and intimacy issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical, combining acceptance-based work, cognitive tools, and client-centered listening. Sessions aim to clarify values, change unhelpful patterns, and build everyday coping skills.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of experience providing professional counseling in New Jersey across a range of concerns including trauma, mood disorders, and caregiving stress.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She holds an LPC credential, listed as NJ LPC, and practices in New Jersey.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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