- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- CBT and DBT skills
About Lorraine
Lorraine Helferich is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland with six years of post-licensure experience and over a decade working in mental health. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strains, career pressures, and other life adjustments. Lorraine lists young adult issues among her focus areas and often works with people navigating early-adulthood pressures like leaving home, starting work, and relationship changes.
Her approach blends client-centered principles with attachment-focused ideas. Lorraine uses practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to address intense emotions, patterns, and behavior change. She also incorporates mindfulness exercises to help people down-regulate stress and stay present.
Sessions are collaborative and direct. Lorraine helps clients identify patterns, practice new skills, and set small, doable goals. She emphasizes clear strategies for coping with anxiety, managing mood, and repairing relationship patterns.
Before becoming an LCPC, she spent years supporting people in crisis and through major life transitions. That background informs how she balances practical skill-building with attention to relational patterns and attachment dynamics.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Lorraine draws from attachment-based work to look at how past and current relationships shape reactions and expectations. In practice this means talking about patterns in relationships, noticing recurring triggers, and practicing new ways to relate that reduce conflict and distress.She uses client-centered techniques that prioritize the person’s perspective and goals. That approach emphasizes listening, reflecting what you say, and shaping sessions around the things you want to change or understand better.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with concrete experiments and daily skills. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and for managing situations like job stress or difficult transitions common in early adulthood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and Lorraine treats it as collaborative. Together the therapist and client will test methods, adjust focus, and choose strategies that fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences rather than assuming a single way will work.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered. Confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or another format is used. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, or busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy fits into everyday life.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting issues, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue.
How would she approach my concerns?
Her style combines client-centered and attachment-based ideas with evidence-based techniques such as CBT, DBT, and mindfulness. Sessions focus on identifying patterns and building practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
She holds an LCPC and has six years of experience since licensure, with more than a decade working in mental health before that.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCPC in Maryland and practices under that credential in the state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether video, phone, or other formats are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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