Helena completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Global Health Studies at Northwestern University in Chicago, and is completing her Masters of Psychology at Adler Graduate Professional School.

Helena is passionate about the development of leadership traits in youth and young adults and has held a position as a research assistant in the Personality Across Development Lab. Post-grad, Helena supported the Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health where she collaborated on the development of the centre’s first series of downloadable mental health resources for parents and caregivers.

Helena is a full-time therapist at Family Psychology Centre and offers Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), and trauma-informed techniques to provide consultation and treatment for children, youth and families.