Helen R Friedman
Psychologist, PhD
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Saint Louis, MO 63130
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Dr. Helen Friedman is a compassionate and interactive clinical psychologist with 10 years of additional formal training after her Ph.D. and 45 years in practice. She works with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, divorce, sexual and relationship issues. Specialty areas are child sexual abuse (children, adults, victims and perpetrators), compulsive sexual behavior (including porn addiction and partners), dissociative identity disorder, and gender identity. Trained in a variety of therapeutic modalities (family systems, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, gestalt, etc.), she tailors her approach to the individual, couple, and family.
Dr. Friedman has presented on these psychological topics at national and international scientific conferences and in the national media. She hosted an award-winning radio show, "PsychTalk," on KDHX-FM and has served on the Advisory Boards of "CosmoGIRL!" (a national teen magazine) and the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH).
She is a past-president of the St. Louis Psychological Association, was presented the SASH Merit Award by Dr. Patrick Carnes, and is featured in the book, "The Successful Therapist." 45-minute sessions are $210. She can conduct telehealth to all 40+ PsyPact states. Dr. Friedman returns calls personally and will usually meet with you within a few days.
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Finances
Payment Methods
Cash, CheckInsurance
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Missouri / 00945 Helen R Friedman
- In Practice for 45 years
- Attended University of Memphis, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Graduated 1980
- Membership with International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
- Certificate from World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Certified Provider
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Sexual Addiction
- Transgender
Expertise
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Child
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Eclectic
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Forensic Psychology
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Imago
- Interpersonal
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Trauma Focused
Helen R Friedman
Psychologist, PhD
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