Dr. Katherine Helm

Katherine is a Chicagoland native, teacher, and psychologist who enthusiastically wants to help people have strong mental health and healthy, fulfilling relationships. Relationships are one of the most important things in a person's life and not everyone learns or knows how to do them well. Good ones make people happy and bad ones hurt and detract from one's sense of well-being.

Katherine is a licensed psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with adolescents, adults, couples and groups in multiple clinical settings including college counseling, psychiatric hospitals, community mental health, and private practice. She has authored multiple books on working with couples and sex education for high school and college students. Currently, she is the Director of the Clinical Mental Health Graduate Programs for Lewis University.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Counseling Psychology

Master of Counseling Psychology

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Bachelors Degree, Psychology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Compassionate, clinical, and corporate perspective and expertise in counseling and psychology.

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Dynamic, real-world focused educator, teaching students to provide effective therapy to diverse clients.

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Revolutionize Your Relationship: A Little Goes a Long Way

Being in a romantic relationship is a learned skill and our learning how to be with someone evolves over time. Understanding how the little things we do can contribute to or erode relationship satisfaction is critical to how content we are with our partners.

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Authoring textbooks, articles, and digital content on counseling, couples therapy, the Black community, and mental health.

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Presentations

Coping with the emotional & psychological impact of Derek Chauvin's Trial (May 2021)
Impact of racialized stress on familial, collegial, supervisory, and friendship relationships, (October 2020)
Couples Counseling During COVID-19: Challenges, Techniques, & Strategies (October 2020)
The Psychological Trauma of Black students and Black professionals on campus after the murder of George Floyd (October 2020)
The Pedagogy of Clinical Supervision. Presented at the annual conference of the Illinois Counseling Association (November 2019)
Diversity and Inclusion: Implementation of our Learnings from the Diversity Council for Independent Colleges Institute on Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts. Presentation at the Third Annual Making Excellence Inclusive RISE Conference (October 2019)
Finding the Work Life Balance, Training, Comcast Partners and Community Shareholders, 2016
The Journal of Counseling in Illinois: New directions and practical steps toward publication. Presentation at the meeting of the Illinois Counseling Association

Publications

Presentations

The disordered couple (2nd ed.). Sperry, L. Helm, K., Carlson, J. (Eds.). Abingdon, England: Routledge, 2019
Hooking Up: The Psychology of Sex and Dating. Helm, K. ABC-CIO/Greenwood Publishers, 2015
Love, Intimacy, and the African American Couple. Helm, K., Carlson, J. (Eds.). Routledge, 2013
Internet Infidelity: A Threat to Emotional Intimacy. Helm, K. (2009). In Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships: A Clinician’s Guide. Carlson, J. and Sperry, L. (Eds.). Routledge

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Smart Dating Academy with Bela Ghandi - The Podcast: What is Love Bombing vs. Love Seeking, and How Can You Take Control?
Mental Health Column; The Black Wall Street Times
- What the Angry Black Woman Stereotype ignores (Oct 2022)
- Do we still need to code switch at work? (Sep 2022)
- Positive representation of Black fathers matters (Aug 2022)
- Toxic Relationships Can Destroy your Mental Health (May 2022)
- Imposter Syndrome Doesn't Have to Take Over Your Life (Mar 2022)
- How “Suicidal Tunnel Vision” Contributes to the Loss of Cherished Life (Feb 2022)
- How to cope with life’s losses (February 2022)
- Counseling is for Black People too! (Jan 2022
- The Impacts of Urban Terrorism (Jan 2022)
Experts Blog; Lewis University
- Why is Conflict so Difficult? (Mar 2022)
- The Importance of Emotional Intelligence (Feb 2022)
- Why Do We Overeat? (Jan 2022)
- The Problem with Perfectionism (Dec 2021)
- Gratitude’s Impact on Mental Health (Dec 2021)
- Why Implicit Bias Matters (Nov 2021)
- Loneliness is a Mental and Physical Health Issue (Nov 2021)
- Symptoms and Treatment for Seasonal Affective Depression (Nov 2021)

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