Helena McMahon, LMFT

Helena is just fantastic. She makes you feel comfortable, understood, and genuinely listened to — and proves it by consistently remembering small details from sessions before. She’s a very gifted therapist and makes you feel like you’re just having a 1:1 chat with a close friend, who happens to give really fabulous advice and has a huge depth of knowledge in the counseling space. Couldn’t recommend her more highly for someone even just tentatively looking for a bit of help. You’ll be so glad you went for a visit. I’m really grateful for her.

I love her. Simply put –I feel safe, comfortable, and she really listens to me. I appreciate her feedback and after my session with her I leave feeling lighter and focused. I would highly recommend her services to anyone in need.

I have worked with Helena for the past 7 + years. During that time my life has changed immensely. When we began our work together I was 24 and had just left intensive outpatient treatment program for an eating disorder. I was also suffering from severe depression and coping with several family issues.
Helena has been my guide, support and partner on my journey towards recovery, health, self-​discovery and success. I have felt both supported and challenged by her. Somehow she intuitively knows just when to directly challenge and push me as well as when to take a step back and give me space during our sessions.
Although our work together has been challenging and even overwhelming at times, as in depth therapy often is, the benefits I have reaped from it are invaluable. Through our sessions Helena has helped me find my own path in life. She has encouraged and supported me to find what works for me, helping become myself … become who I am meant to be. I feel lucky to have found someone like Helena to guide me on my journey through this thing called «life».
Through our journey I have identified and met several of my goals. Together we have worked through my: depression, eating disorder, traumatic childhood issues, abuse, self-​esteem/​confidence, unhealthy family relationships, identified career goals, and so much more. I have also developed such a great admiration and love for the therapeutic process, that I made the decision to enter into the field myself. As I have worked through this process our relationship has continued to evolve.
As time goes on I continue to appreciate Helena’s flexibility to adapt and meet my needs as I continue to better myself and move forward. Helena’s empathy, support, guidance, unconditional positive regard, flexibility and the many other wonderful qualities she possesses have been and will continue to be invaluable on my journey.

Helena is amazing. After seeing 2 other therapists that were really no help at all, Helena helped in a way I didn’t think was possible. She helped me find clarity in various situations and helped me figure out how to navigate them. She’s flexible and does not put any pressure on you. Helena’s approach is simple and she can provide as much or as little feedback as you want. I’m so grateful to have met with Helena and have the opportunity to work with her.
Helena has helped me so much, words or this review can’t even do it justice. But if you’re considering seeing a therapist definitely go see Helena– she won’t pressure you into a full schedule, or even to come in again next week!
I just hope all these good reviews don’t make it impossible to get an appt with her :-)

Helena supervised me for the past year and seven months. I found my time with her to be very rewarding. She has the ability to highlight and address areas for growth in a caring and encouraging way. Growth is very important to me, as a professional and personally. She is not passive in her work or gratifying and really helped me work with my clients to face their core edges. Working with one’s edges can be vulnerable for clients and myself. Yet, her warm and curious presence allows the unconscious defensiveness to soften. Clients come to therapy to get better — and you can see her dedication to that with her extensive experience.
She is warm, caring, and engaging and I highly recommend her as a therapist and a supervisor. Also not to mention her experience and knowledge in working with cultural diversity.