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Helen Lopez, LMHC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Helen

Helen Lopez is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. She holds a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling and brings a background in psychology to her work with adults navigating stress, anxiety, mood instability, substance use, and trauma.

Background and approach

Fluent in English and Spanish, she draws on a range of evidence-informed methods to help clients explore patterns, develop coping skills, and build more satisfying lives. Her approach blends Internal Family Systems with cognitive and acceptance-based strategies, along with client-centered principles that prioritize the person’s pace and perspective.

Helen works with concerns including depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, ADHD, eating struggles, career stress, and compassion fatigue, and she also addresses nuanced themes such as attachment injuries, adoption and foster care histories, codependency, and communication difficulties. She frames therapeutic work as a collaborative process aimed at understanding internal parts, shifting unhelpful thinking, and strengthening valued action.

Practices are offered from Florida and conducted in English or Spanish. Helen uses flexible session formats to match client needs and guides each person through an individualized plan that reflects their goals and life circumstances.

Integrating IFS and Acceptance-Based Methods Online

Helen blends Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and attachment-informed ideas in online care. Internal Family Systems frames distress as interactions among internal parts and offers tools for listening to and transforming those parts to reduce conflict and reactivity; it can be helpful for trauma, identity questions, and chronic patterns. ACT focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility through acceptance and committed action, which supports coping with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-based work looks at relational patterns formed early in life and helps people understand how those patterns shape current relationships and emotional responses.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then tailors techniques so clients feel engaged and heard while experimenting with strategies that resonate for them.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide practical flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity across life changes, and access bilingual support from Florida without commuting, while still focusing on meaningful therapeutic work with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does Helen address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines Internal Family Systems with cognitive and acceptance-based techniques and client-centered care to help people explore internal parts, challenge unhelpful thinking, and act on personal values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with adults on mood instability, substance use, identity development, and related challenges.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH16113.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are available in English and Spanish to accommodate bilingual clients.
What session formats are offered?
Helen provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is payment and cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish