Helen Raiani, LPC

Helen Raiani is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 20 years of experience. She uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship challenges. Helen aims to make therapy straightforward and focused on daily life changes that matter to parents and caregivers.

In sessions she listens closely and helps clients identify small, doable steps. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed work to address thinking patterns, values, and close relationships. The work is collaborative and paced to fit each person's needs.

Helen addresses a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, and intimacy-related issues. She also helps with sleeping and eating problems, caregiving stress, chronic illness impacts, and career or life transitions. Practical coping skills are paired with attention to underlying hurts and interpersonal patterns.

Her practice includes support for issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment struggles, autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image, codependency, and communication problems. Helen integrates Jungian ideas when helpful to explore meaning, dreams, and personal narratives.

Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit busy schedules. Helen works with each client to set clear goals and track progress in simple, measurable ways. The aim is steady improvement that fits real life and parenting demands.

Using CBT, ACT, and Attachment Work Online

Helen often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try small experiments to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress management.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on values and taking meaningful action even when difficult feelings are present. ACT can help with chronic worry, painful emotions, and motivation to make life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how relationships shape patterns of trust and closeness, which can help with intimacy issues and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, watch what helps, and adjust methods based on a client's goals and preferences. Clients are invited to try techniques and give feedback so the plan stays useful.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into busy lives. Video lets people do a full session face to face. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, and people who prefer nonverbal contact. These options help maintain continuity of care across work, school, and caregiving commitments.