About Helen
Helen Sprague is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She focuses on practical steps that make a difference day to day.
Background and approach
People who want clearer direction around life purpose or to build more self-love will find her approach straightforward and grounded. She draws on 15 years of clinical experience to shape each session around what a client needs now.
Sessions are conversational and action-focused. Helen mixes body-centered techniques with mindful awareness and thought-focused tools so clients can notice patterns and try new ways of responding.
In therapy she listens for unhelpful self-stories and helps clients rewrite those old narratives in more useful ways. She offers tools to calm the nervous system, to bring attention back to the present, and to test beliefs that keep people stuck.
Homework is simple and aimed at real-life situations so change can show up between sessions. Helen aims to be both warm and direct.
She helps clients set practical goals and checks progress together. Her work balances evidence-based methods with attention to a person’s inner life and values.
Based in California, she provides care in English and brings a long-standing commitment to helping people find more meaning, ease, and self-compassion in daily life.
How Helen Uses Mindfulness, CBT, and Somatic Work Online
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without instantly reacting. Online sessions guide breathing and attention exercises to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which can help with anxiety and stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world experiments. In remote sessions clients learn to track thinking patterns, try small behavioral changes, and review results with the therapist to reshape beliefs that feed low self-esteem or worry.
Somatic Therapy brings attention to the body's signals - tension, posture, or breath - and uses gentle movement or grounding practices to change how emotions show up. Over video or phone, Helen can coach in bodily awareness and simple practices that help regulate anger and overwhelm.
Choosing an approach is a joint process. Helen will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. She adapts techniques as you go so the plan stays practical and useful.
Online therapy offers practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and guided exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins, homework review, and between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent momentum toward your goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English