About Todd
Todd Helm is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri who focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. He often works with men facing pressure around identity, expectations, and emotional expression. Todd aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so people can use what they learn in daily life.
Todd helps people explore life purpose and deal with guilt or shame that gets in the way.
Background and approach
He addresses attachment and control issues and common patterns like avoidance, overworking, or substance use that people use to manage pain. Sessions focus on building clearer emotional awareness and better communication skills. His style is calm and non-judgmental.
He offers a space where clients can speak honestly without needing to have everything figured out. The work is collaborative and centered on realistic steps that fit a person’s life. Todd draws on several well-known, evidence-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy.
He combines these methods to match each person’s needs rather than following one fixed plan. In practice he helps clients develop coping strategies they can use outside sessions, strengthen relationships, and manage mood or stress more effectively. With four years of experience and a focus on practical outcomes, Todd aims to help people make steady, meaningful changes.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small, meaningful steps toward them, which can help when stress or purpose feel unclear.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses straightforward exercises to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build more effective habits, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with change.
Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape trust and connection. This work helps people understand recurring relationship struggles and develop healthier ways to relate to others.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Todd will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods based on their goals, needs, and preferences. The first sessions focus on what matters most and which tools feel most useful for daily life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work together. Video calls let you have face-to-face conversations when that matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging provide ongoing support between sessions and a simpler way to stay connected when messaging is the best fit.
These options make it easier to schedule care around work and family demands while using ACT, CBT, or attachment work in practical ways.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English