About Helene Van Sant-Klein

Bios:

Helene Van Sant-Klein: Relationships, Parenting, Hypnosis:

Helene Van Sant-Klein is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Relationship Expert.

Helene’s desire to help others began as the eldest daughter in a military family of eight.  She was drawn to the healing professions and volunteer work from an early age.  After several years as a Registered Nurse, she went back to school to earn her Master’s Degree from California State University Sacramento and became a Marriage and Family Therapist.

Helene has a private practice in the Sacramento area where she works with individuals, couples, families and children.  She is certified in EMDR, hypnosis, personality assessment, domestic violence and sexual assault.  She also specializes in Positive Discipline parenting, play therapy, couple’s therapy, working with young children, and treatment for anxiety, depression, divorce, trauma, abuse, grief and loss.  Helene has conducted parenting workshops and therapy groups, as well as groups for anger management, domestic violence, social skills, divorce, and groups for children of all ages.  Early in her career, she was selected to train therapists to prepare for their licensing exams.  Helene is currently writing and illustrating inspirational books for children.  She is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, EMDR International Association, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and is a lifetime member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.  Helene resides in the Sacramento area with her husband of 32 years, Bill, her dog Lucy, and her cat, Wilbur.  In her free time, she enjoys theatre, painting, and travel, especially to visit her adult children; Christianne and her husband, Patrick, as well as, her son, Sean, and his fiancée, Sarah.