Hélène Stelian

Hélène Stelian,, Internshe/her/hers

About Hélène,

Hélène is a clinical intern pursuing her master’s in counseling at Northwestern University. Shebelieves that no matter what you’ve struggled with—whether hardships, losses, ormistakes—you deserve a meaningful and fulfilling life.
In the therapy room, Hélène brings deep empathy, warmth, and lived experience to create a space where clients feel truly seen and safe. She meets people where they are—even inmoments of despair—and helps them reconnect with their strengths, resilience, and sense ofhope. She believes deeply in her clients and offers a balance of encouragement andchallenge—cheerleading their progress while compassionately nudging them toward change.
Hélène is an integrative, client-centered therapist drawing from existential-humanist, relational, strengths-based, psychodynamic, and positive psychology frameworks. She sees therapy as a collaborative process—two human beings walking side by side toward growth and healing.
She works with adults individually, in couples, and in groups. She finds purpose in supportingclients through life transitions, identity exploration, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges, viewing each as an opportunity for insight and renewal.
Her capacity to sit with others through uncertainty and emotional pain is informed by personal experience. Years of engaging in her own therapy and support groups have shaped her attuned presence and deep compassion.

Outside of clinical work, Hélène is a dedicated mental health advocate. She has served as aMaster Certified Helpline Specialist for NAMI and as a trained parent support group facilitatorfor Mental Health America. 
Hélène warmly welcomes clients of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, body sizes, abilities, ages, and backgrounds. Her practice affirms and supports LGBTQIA+ individuals, neurodivergent folks, and anyone navigating marginalization or systemic barriers. 
As a White, cisgender, heterosexual, able-bodied, highly educated woman, she is committed to continually examining how her identities show up in the therapy space and strives to meet clients with humility and a deep desire to learn and grow. 
Before becoming a therapist, Hélène spent years in the corporate world in sales and marketingroles at Fortune 500 companies and ran her own life coaching business. She holds a BA fromDuke University, an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, and a coaching certification from The Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. 
Side note: Wondering how to pronounce Hélène’s name? Simply say the two letters L and N, with emphasis on the N—the H is silent.

Contact

847.529.8300 x 103

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