Helema Ballard, LPC - Therapist in Michigan

Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Motivational Interviewing

About Helema

Helema Ballard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping problems, career questions, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also lists focused work around abandonment, attachment issues, body image, codependency, communication problems, control issues, domestic violence, and guilt and shame.

She uses straightforward conversation to help people sort through what matters most to them. Sessions are practical and grounded. Clients talk about current problems and small steps they can try between meetings.

Helema draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s priorities and build on what already works. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns and try new behaviors. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy are part of her toolkit for increasing motivation and setting clear, short-term goals.

In sessions she listens for what is getting in the way of everyday functioning. She helps people name feelings such as guilt and shame and traces how those feelings affect choices and relationships. Work often includes breaking big problems into manageable tasks and testing practical changes.

Helema’s style is direct and conversational. She invites clients to set the pace and to try small experiments between sessions. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

Approaches used in online sessions

Helema uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead and focus on what matters most to them. This approach emphasizes listening and reflecting back what the person says so goals come from the client rather than the therapist.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to look at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying different responses, and practicing small behavioral changes that can affect daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Helema discusses options with each client and decides together which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps keep sessions focused and actionable.

Session formats are not specified in the original profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also let clients try tools and homework right where they live, which can make testing changes more practical and immediate.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

Addictions Trauma and abuse GriefEating disordersSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Attachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody image Caregiver issues and stress CodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issues ForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stress Self-love Social anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, parenting issues, self-esteem, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping issues, career concerns, bipolar, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and related topics such as attachment, body image, codependency, and guilt and shame.

How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?

She helps name those feelings and looks at how they affect decisions and relationships. Work typically uses practical steps and cognitive strategies to test changes between sessions.

What is her background and experience?

She has 15 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns across emotional and behavioral areas.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan.

Does she work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original profile does not list specific formats.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.