Hi, I'm Helen Runyan, LPC, and I'm the founder of Runyan Counseling. I specialize in helping adults navigate trauma, relationship struggles, and self-esteem challenges that can leave you feeling stuck, disconnected, or unlike yourself. Whether you're working through past experiences that still affect you today, struggling to feel secure in your relationships, or trying to rebuild trust in your own worth, I'm here to help you move forward.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and tailored to you — I draw from CBT and solution-focused techniques when you want practical tools and clear progress, while making space for a person-centered, insight-driven process when deeper exploration is what's needed. There's no one-size-fits-all method here; therapy should feel like it was built around you.
I'd be honored to support you as you work toward healing and lasting change.
Your first session with me is really about getting to know each other. We'll talk through what's bringing you to therapy, what's been weighing on you, and what you're hoping feels different in your life. There's no pressure to have it all figured out — I'll ask questions to understand your story, and together we'll start shaping what we want to work toward.
From there, I like to set collaborative goals: concrete markers of progress (like feeling calmer in conflict, setting a boundary you've been avoiding, or recognizing old patterns before they take over) alongside the deeper, harder-to-measure shifts, like feeling more at ease in your own skin. I create a relaxed, judgment-free space where you can be honest without worrying about saying the "wrong" thing.
You should leave our first session feeling heard and with a clear sense of where we're headed next.
