About Helen
Helen Hovsepian is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of experience helping people manage anxiety and related concerns. She speaks Spanish and works with individuals across a range of life stresses. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at making the first step less daunting for someone feeling stuck.
She focuses on practical steps to relieve anxiety, stress, and depression. Sessions often begin by building trust and creating space to talk about painful events like trauma, grief, or loss.
Background and approach
Helen encourages clients to move at their own pace and only address deeper wounds when they feel ready. Helen uses a mix of approaches to tailor care to each person. She draws on client-centered listening to understand what matters to the individual.
Cognitive behavioral tools help identify unhelpful thoughts and set small, achievable behavior changes. She also integrates somatic awareness and psychodynamic ideas when it helps to connect body sensations and past patterns to current problems. Solution-focused techniques are used to set short-term goals and track progress so people can see change sooner.
Her aim is to help clients meet basic emotional needs so they can grow and thrive. People turn to her for help with grief, relationship strain, addictions, self-esteem, guilt and shame, life purpose, and post-traumatic stress. Helen invites prospective clients to take the initial step and complete a brief matching questionnaire to get started.
How Helen’s approaches work online
Helen often blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral strategies. Client-centered work means the therapist focuses on what matters most to the person, offering empathic listening and support while the client sets the pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and build small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression.She also draws on somatic techniques when body sensations are part of the problem. Somatic work helps people notice and name physical reactions and learn grounding or breathing practices that reduce tension. These approaches are used to address trauma, stress, grief, and life transitions in a way that fits each person’s needs.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Helen will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before to decide which methods to try first. She encourages checking in regularly and adjusting the plan based on progress and comfort.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and somatic work that needs visual cues. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or fit a short break from work. Live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or use brief, frequent support without scheduling a call. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and maintain ongoing momentum.
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- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- Spanish
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