Hello, welcome to BetterHelp! I want to first congratulate you on taking this step into therapy and remind you that we are in this together. Life often gets in the way of making plans, and that can mean turning your world upside down. I am here to help you navigate and manage your feelings, and help you get on track to succeed.
My name is Amy Helm, and I am a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Massachusetts. I earned my mental health degree, specializing in addiction, from Cambridge College in 2014. I began working in the field in 2012, when I began my graduate school education. Over the past several years, I have worked in many different treatment facilities and have experience with addiction, depression, anxiety, acute psychotic disorders, and family therapy. My approach begins with person-centered therapy, emphasizing the importance of a working relationship between the client and therapist, in addition to keeping your goals as the main focus. Additionally, I practice cognitive behavioral therapy to help change and challenge thought patterns to help you become your best self.
Therapy works best when given 100% effort, and this is accomplished when both the client and the therapist work equally as hard to reach goals. I am here to work with you, to be your sound board, to help you manage and navigate your thoughts and feelings. My approach involves a judgement free environment, a safe place to talk through difficult and sometimes hurtful thoughts and information, and reflect on your experiences in order to improve how you are managing life.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Drug and alcohol addiction, Family problems, Forgiveness, HIV / AIDS, Infidelity, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Postpartum depression, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
MA LMHC 9980
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Amy Helm. 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.
Amy has been a significant factor in reorienting me from being immobilized by grief to living li
Written on Dec 19, 2024 after therapy with Amy for 9 months on issues concerning grief
Working with Amy has been incredibly helpful and productive while navigating several major life changes including a new career, sale of a home, and divorce.
Amy is understanding, empathetic but also challenges me to change my own thought processes and see situations differently to understand how I'm growing and to not see difficult choices as selfish or negative - but rather as normal growth and something to be proud of.
Written on Dec 09, 2024 after therapy with Amy for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
Fantastic!
Written on Jun 05, 2024 after therapy with Amy for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, career difficulties, and adhd
Amy helped me gain control over my anxiety during a particularly challenging time in my life. She listened intently, and never once passed judgement. I now feel like I have the tools I need to manage my anxious thoughts, and I’m in a much better place now than when I started therapy. Thank you, Amy!
Written on May 16, 2020 after therapy with Amy for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
My therapist Amy Helm is currently helping me through a difficult time in my life. I have experienced trauma in my 30 year marriage and I felt numb. Knowing Amy is there to listen, understands and offers ways to get me through this difficult time is so comforting.
Written on Oct 03, 2019 after therapy with Amy for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues
I thank God for Amy. Honestly, she has really helped me process my grief and anger is a very productive, positive manner. She thinks differently than I do and I very much need that in order to change my thinking. She is extremely responsive, empathetic, and creative. I feel I am closer than ever to forgiveness and feel it's within my reach. That's because of her. She's amazing.
Written on Sep 30, 2019 after therapy with Amy for 3 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger management