Lorraine Helferich, MD, LCPC
Therapist in Maryland
Lorraine Helferich is a Maryland-based clinician with six years as a licensed clinical professional counselor.
- Licensed inMaryland
- LicenseLC9159
- NPI 1043851629
- Experience6+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Lorraine
Lorraine Helferich is a Maryland-based clinician with six years as a licensed clinical professional counselor. She speaks plainly and listens closely to what people bring, helping them sort through stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. Her work also addresses addictions, relationship and communication struggles, and attachment-related concerns.
Her style is compassionate and conversational. She aims to build a respectful space where people can talk freely and test new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Lorraine collaborates on goals and practical steps rather than imposing a fixed plan. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and reactions. She also uses client-centered methods to keep the focus on each person’s priorities and cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Mindfulness and dialectical behavior strategies are available when people need emotion-regulation and present-moment skills. Lorraine has experience helping people through trauma, abuse, bipolar mood concerns, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, aging and geriatric issues, autism spectrum differences, and varied relationship structures including BDSM and kink contexts.
Sessions are offered from Maryland in English and are delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. The subscription-based model is used and can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.
Credentials
- LCPC (Maryland)
- License LC9159 · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1043851629 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lorraine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment, CBT, and client-centered work online
Attachment-based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships affect emotions and coping. Online sessions can use that lens to identify patterns in how someone bonds, manages worry, or reacts under stress and to practice new ways of relating.Client-Centered Therapy keeps the conversation focused on the person's goals and experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, which can help someone clarify priorities, build self-understanding, and set treatment goals together.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In sessions, people learn to notice unhelpful thinking, try small behavior changes, and track results between meetings to see what helps.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Lorraine will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical options. Video calls let people read facial cues and have more in-depth conversation, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit during a break. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, written reflection, and ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep momentum between appointments.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Lorraine address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is compassionate and collaborative, focusing on respect and listening. She combines attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, and mindfulness strategies as fits the person.
What experience does she bring?
She has six years as an LCPC and more than a decade working in mental health roles supporting people in crisis and life transitions. That background informs practical, goal-oriented work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds MD and LCPC credentials and practices from Maryland. Sessions are offered through the online formats noted on the profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is provided by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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