Profile / United States
Helen Sprague, LMFT
California
LMFT - Stress and anxiety support
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practices
- Somatic awareness
About Helen
Helen Sprague is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California LMFT, with 15 years of practice. She works with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on questions of life purpose and building self-love.
She favors straightforward work that helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions often include exercises to test new ways of thinking and small behavioral experiments to change routine responses. Helen mixes body-centered methods with attention and breath work when emotions are held in the body.
Clients can expect clear agendas and concrete tasks between sessions. Helen uses practical tools to break down big problems into small steps. That might mean tracking triggers, trying brief exposure to feared situations, or practicing short mindfulness exercises.
Her background includes long-term clinical work in California settings and a focus on helping people move from stuck patterns to usable coping skills. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness and somatic techniques to handle emotion, behavior, and the body together.
Sessions emphasize collaboration and measurable change. Helen helps people set realistic goals, track progress, and adjust strategies when something does not work. To begin, she asks about current concerns, daily routines, and specific situations that cause difficulty.
How CBT, mindfulness, and somatic work translate to online sessions
CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT sessions typically include homework, thought records, and short behavioral experiments that can be done between meetings.Mindfulness Therapy uses guided attention, breathing, and brief awareness practices to reduce reactivity and build focus. In remote sessions this looks like short guided exercises and coaching on bringing attention back to present-moment experience.
Somatic Therapy attends to physical sensations and how the body holds emotion. Online work may include gentle body awareness, movement prompts, and noticing tension patterns to help change how emotions are experienced.
Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT tools, mindfulness practices, somatic noticing, or a combination based on the client’s needs.
Confirm the current session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and reduce travel time. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and for practicing real-life experiments in the client’s usual environment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. There is also a focus on life purpose and self-love.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and structured, using clear agendas and exercises. Sessions focus on noticing thoughts and trying new behavioral responses.
What is her experience level?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adult clients. That span includes long-term work in California practice settings.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That begins the intake and planning process.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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