Welcome to the practice of Helen Star, a seasoned Marriage and Family Therapist nestled in the heart of California. She extends her warmest greeting to everyone visiting her online listing, eager to initiate a conversation regarding her therapeutic method. Licensed solely within California, Helen is a dedicated professional equipped to assist those grappling with life's tough winds such as relationship conflicts, job pressures, financial collapse, loss or even personal battles such as anxiety, self-doubt, panic, or depression. Over the years, Helen has carefully honed an easy yet potent therapeutic approach, ensuring a deep-rooted assistance to everyone she collaborates with. Her cardinal intent is to acknowledge and appreciate the unique personal narrative each person brings into her office, thereby assisting them in gaining fresh insights into their life issues and fostering a solution-oriented approach.

In Helen's office, the primary goal is to discover practical resolutions and cultivate valuable life strategies—you'll leave each session under her careful guidance with revitalized perspectives and newly acquired skills. Central to her philosophy is the exploration of the body's memories and the mind's imaginative interpretation of past experiences, crafting every individual's unique mode of existing in the world. Helen believes in the potency of somatic psychotherapy and identifies the body as a fundamental source of comprehending an individual's challenges. This interest sparked after her own personal traumatic cervical spine injury, which led her to the path of bodywork training and subsequently, somatic psychotherapy. Furthermore, Helen is equipped with prodigious knowledge obtained from the study of yoga, dance, and movement therapies. Her ultimate goal lies in assisting people combat anxiety and trauma responses, interweaving somatic psychotherapy with cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and insight-oriented therapy. For additional support, she identifies complementary practices such as spiritual, nutritional, and lifestyle development, deeming them vital to augment the process of psychotherapy. Being a diligent student of Tarot, Alchemy, Astrology, and Kabbalah at Reseed Arts and Education, Helen's discerning understanding of symbolic systems invigorates her practice further.