Jada Helmer, LMHC
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Originally from Southern Illinois, I grew up in a small, country town where my backyard was a corn field and my past time was hiking the trails of Giant City State Park. I have my Bachelors in Psychology and Anthropology from Southern Illinois University, and came to Jacksonville in 2013 for graduate school. I have my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC).
My counseling experience began in the non-profit sector, where I truly began to gain my experience. I am an individual who lives by her values, and advocacy for mental health is at the heart of my work. This has been reflected in my work as an advocate for survivors of sexual assault, and counselor for teens in diversion programs and adults coming out of our penal system. |
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Since this time I have switched to working in the private sector, where I have perfected my technique via training and experience. I developed a Substance Abuse Group for teens, as well as worked as a Clinical Director of an Intensive Outpatient Program for Substance Abuse. There is no “one glove fits all” for addiction, but offering individuals multiple evidenced based methodologies is most effective. It is also important, once stable in recovery, to identify and process the underlying factors which lead to the addictive behavior. This can come in a variety of forms; for example, trauma, family history, dual diagnosis, etc.. Parallel to these experiences, I also have years of experience working as an individual (13+) and couples therapist. I have worked with a variety of presenting issues from emotional regulation, depression, and anxiety to life transitions, existential crisis, and conflict management in couples. I am trained in level 1 Gottman Counseling for couples.
Beyond my clinical experience, I am a firm believer in putting my own life jacket on first. So when not in the office, you can find me engaging in a variety of self-care activities: hiking, reading, exercise, spending time with my fur babies (Jar Jar Binx and Hans Solo) and friends, eating good food, and watching TV Shows. Thank you for listening, I look forward to getting to know you!
Beyond my clinical experience, I am a firm believer in putting my own life jacket on first. So when not in the office, you can find me engaging in a variety of self-care activities: hiking, reading, exercise, spending time with my fur babies (Jar Jar Binx and Hans Solo) and friends, eating good food, and watching TV Shows. Thank you for listening, I look forward to getting to know you!
Online Course Features:
Video Scenarios
Watch videos with common co-parenting problems and then see different responses that produce positive and negative results. |
Guided Questions
After each video scenario, CIBO presents the user with guided questions to explore how each problem can be addressed, and to increase your understanding of the situation. |
Reinforcing Quizzes
At the end of each chapter, you'll have the opportunity to reinforce what you've learned by taking a quiz. Quizzes help ensure that you'll be ready to handle situations in the future. |
Skills Practice
You can spend time practicing and refining your skills in our Skills Practice section - meant to increase your confidence in the skills taught in CIBO. |