Christopher Helmink

Feeling overwhelmed? Flooded with painful emotion? Out of touch with yourself? When we don't have the relational support to help us during times of distress, we tend to find other ways to cope with our suffering or to disconnect altogether. Although these coping strategies may have kept us alive and functioning in the past, they may not be serving our best interests. Therapy can be a place to learn more adaptive ways of coping and to use even difficult experiences to grow as a person. As a psychologist, I use research-proven techniques to help people who are in the midst of crises as well as people who feel broken and unhelpable.

I seek to provide a supportive but challenging environment where we can make sense of what your symptoms might be trying to tell us. My style is relational, empathic, non-judgmental and collaborative (client focused). Through compassion and curiosity, I create a safe space to explore identity, diversity, multicultural issues, and intersectionality.

Together, we can work on moving away from pain/brokenness and towards insight/transformation, with a goal of helping you reconnect with your true self and once again feel more fully alive. If you think my style of therapy might be a good fit for you, please reach out and we can chat further about your goals for therapy and how I might be able to help.