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Jada Helmer, LMHC, QS-MH

I am here to listen



Welcome

  I appreciate you taking a moment to read this. I wanted to thank-you for choosing me to provide for your counseling needs and goals. I appreciate and acknowledge the courage it takes to want to make a change, and I am delighted, honored and privileged to be working with you through this journey.  

My Treatment Focus

  Life is full of messy bits, sometimes these are unforeseen issues that pop up out of our control and sometimes they are a product of our own design. Regardless, in a culture where we must present as put together, in control, etc., it gets a little hard to trudge the water. If we aren’t careful this can lead to emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, and self dysregulation. Utilizing techniques from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), we explore, address, and develop healthy life jackets. 

My Patient Promise

I promise to be there for you every step of your journey. My goal is to help you grow from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life. I look forward to getting started with you at your first appointment. Should you have any questions prior to our appointment, please feel free to give me a call. 

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

What

Skills

Skills

DBT was developed by Marsha Linehan and created out of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). It is a skill based therapy widely recognized as effective with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), however research has shown it is effective in the treatment of depression, substance dependence, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other disorders.  


More information can be found at https://linehaninstitute.org/dbt/

Skills

Skills

Skills

DBT focuses on the development of the following skills:

 

  1. Mindfulness: the practice of being fully aware and present in this one moment
  2. Distress Tolerance: how to tolerate pain in difficult situations, not change it
  3. Interpersonal Effectiveness: how to ask for what you want and say no while maintaining self-respect and relationships with others
  4. Emotion Regulation: how to change emotions that you want to change

Why

Why

Why

I decided to complete my certification in DBT because I relate personally

to its underlining philosophy of balance between acceptance and change. Through my own therapeutic work, I have experienced the power of self-validation. I continue to utilize the many skills of DBT in my everyday practice. 





Who

Why

Why

 

  • Borderline personality disorder, including those with co-occurring:
    • Suicidal and self-harming behavior
    • Substance use disorder
    • Posttraumatic stress disorder
    • High irritability
  • Cluster B personality disorders
  • Self-harming individuals with personality disorder
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to childhood sexual abuse
  • Major depression, including:
    • Treatment resistant major depression
    • Older adults with chronic depression and one or more personality disorders
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Transdiagnostic emotion dysregulation
  • Suicidal and self-harming adolescents
  • Pre-adolescent children with severe emotional and behavioral dysregulation
  • Binge eating disorder
  • Bulimia nervosa

About Me

  

          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 a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). I am also a Qualified Supervisor for Registered Mental Health Counselor Interns. I am currently working on certification in DBT.  


          My counseling experience began in the non-profit sector, where I truly began to swim. 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. 


          Since this time I have switched to working in the private sector, where I have perfected my stroke 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.


                I specialize in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and have been intensely trained under Dr. Sharon Manning., DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified  Clinician.. I am currently working towards certification in DBT, and work under the mentorship of Dr. Allison Ventura, DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified  Clinician. I am also the Clinical Director of KEBT's IOP-SUD , run a DBT Skills Group, and meet with teens and adults struggling with emotional, behavioral, & interpersonal dysregulation. 


          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!  

My Therapy

Client Focus

Types of Therapy

Types of Therapy

Age:  

  • Adolescents / Teenagers (13 to 19)
  • Adults

Communities:

  • Bisexual Allied
  • Gay Allied
  • HIV / AIDS Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Transgender Allied
  • Veterans

Modality:

  • Individuals 
  • Groups

 



 

Types of Therapy

Types of Therapy

Types of Therapy

  • Primary- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Attachment Theory 
  • Multicultural
  • Feminist 
  • Gottman Method (Level 1)
  • Person Centered 

Issues

Types of Therapy

Issues

 

  • Anger Management
  • Mood Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Substance Abuse
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues

Insurance

I am currently accepting Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Magellan, Tricare (non-network), and Optum/United Health Care.  If I currently do not accept your insurance, I will work with you to submit out-of-network claims to your insurance upon request. 

Self Pay Rates

Individual Sessions

For patients who are not using insurance*

Initial Assessment

$180

This is a one time session with includes a full assessment and further screenings as needed. 

50 Minute Session

$150

All subsequent sessions 

1.5 hour Group Session

$65

DBT Skills Training Groups

MISC

TBD

Any outside paperwork including but not limited to legal letters, SSI/SSDI paperwork, etc...

I CAN SUBMIT A SUPERBILL TO YOUR INSURANCE FOR SELF PAY SERVICES, UPON REQUEST.

DBT Skills Training Groups

Teen Group (ages 13-18)

Mondays 530pm-7pm

MODULE 1

2 weeks: Orientation and Mindfulness Skills modules

4 weeks: Distress Tolerance Skills module 

MODULE 2

2 weeks: Orientation and Mindfulness Skills modules

4 weeks: Walking the Middle Path Skills module

MODULE 3

2 weeks: Orientation and Mindfulness Skills modules

4 weeks: Emotion Regulation Skills module

MODULE 4

2 weeks: Orientation and Mindfulness Skills modules

4 weeks: Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills module

Young Adults Group (ages 19-28)

Mondays Noon-130pm

MODULE 1

Orientation + Mindfulness module: 2 weeks

Distress Tolerance module: 6 weeks

MODULE 2

Orientation + Mindfulness module: 2 weeks

Emotion Regulation module: 7 weeks

MODULE 3

Orientation + Mindfulness module: 2 weeks

Interpersonal Effectiveness module: 5 weeks

Additional Information

 

DBT Skills Training Groups are not process groups. These are groups designed to teach you skills to troubleshoot problem behaviors and get to a life worth living. 


Screenings are required prior to admittance into a module. Contact Jada Helmer, LMCH-QS at jada@kebtjax.com to schedule a screening.


Space is limited however each module will open again to new members. Contact Jada to be added to upcoming module waiting lists.


Fees- $65 per group session

Supervision

Are you a registered mental health counseling intern in need of a supervisor? I am a Qualified Supervisor for Registered Mental Health Counselor Interns in the State of FL. My rates are:

1) 60 Minute Individual Sessions- $75

2) 60 Minute Group Sessions (3plus people)- $50 per person

Keep Evolving Beyond Therapy

Group Practice

We have now opened the doors to our group practice, Keep Evolving Beyond Therapy (KEBT).  KEBT will offer an array of treatments including DBT, EMDR, CBT, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT), and Gottman Therapy for Couples. 


We are also proud to announce the start of our evidence-based Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for Co-occurring diagnoses. For  more information please contact us at https://kebtjax.com

Learn More

Want to learn more about the Clinicians at this Group Practice? Please click below to be redirected to their professional sites:


Petergay Sterling, LMHC at Evolve Therapy

http://www.evolvetherapyjax.com/


Melissa Crawford, LMHC at Beyond Counseling

https://beyondcounseling.me/



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Just Keep Swimming Counseling, LLC

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