Works with
How Lorraine works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lorraine
Lorraine Helferich is a Maryland-based counselor who helps people manage strong emotions and navigate hard life changes. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, grief, addiction, relationship strain, and other major challenges. Lorraine presents a calm, direct approach that aims to make sessions feel practical and useful from the first meeting.
She brings six years as a licensed clinical professional counselor and earlier experience in mental health settings. That background means she is familiar with crisis situations, mood disorders, trauma, and transitions.
Background and approach
Lorraine draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs in the moment. Sessions focus on clear goals and manageable steps. Lorraine uses strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change patterns.
She combines that with client-centered listening to make sure each person feels heard and respected. When emotions run high, she adds skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help stabilize feelings and improve coping. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and communication.
Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and increase calm in day-to-day life. Her style is collaborative and solution-oriented. Lorraine helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track small changes over time.
She encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes, and supports clients as they try new ways of handling stress and anger.
What Lorraine works with
Everything Lorraine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lorraine's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lorraine lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online anger and stress work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and communication. In practice this means identifying recurring interaction patterns and trying new ways to connect that reduce conflict and shame.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking, test new ideas, and practice different behaviors to lower anxiety and anger responses.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Lorraine will listen to your goals and try techniques that match your needs, then adjust as progress is made. The choice of methods is collaborative and can change over time as you learn what helps most.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you work face-to-face when discussing relationship patterns or practicing skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins, skill coaching between sessions, or people who prefer writing. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and make it easier to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Lorraine
What kinds of problems does Lorraine help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, trauma, grief, addiction, relationship issues, parenting concerns, bipolar mood concerns, and related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is compassionate and engaging, focusing on practical steps and collaboration to reach personal goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years as a licensed clinical professional counselor and additional years working in mental health settings before licensure.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as a clinical professional counselor in Maryland and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I have sessions if I live outside the United States?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.