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Helen Skovran, MS, LMFT

Helen Skovran is the Founder, Director and Clinical Supervisor of The Family Therapy Center, LLC. Helen received her MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from Central Connecticut State University, and has been practicing since 1995. She has a BS in Biochemistry and was a Medical Technologist for fourteen years, lending great experience to her Medical Family Therapy Program. Helen specializes in helping families cope when a family member has a life threatening illness. After 9/11 Helen became a member of the New York Disaster Counseling Coalition, where she co-facilitated couple groups for NYPD involved in 9/11. From 1995-2010 Helen studied under Dr. Barbara Lynch becoming an expert in Structural and Strategic Marriage and Family Therapy. She has had much success in treating couples, families and individuals using these techniques. Helen has recently begun working with the military and is hoping to launch a program for military families this spring. Helen resides in Bristol with her Husband David of 31 years and their golden lab Jackson.