Helen is an excellent teacher with a lot of patience. I have been taking lessons with her for over a year and a half. Prior to that, I had studied French for three years.
Helen was able to identify my level of understanding and then began building from there filling in areas I was missing as we progressed. The lessons have allowed me to improve my French grammar and my conversational French has significantly improved.

I've been studying Russian with Elena (Lena) for about three years. Previously, I had roughly the equivalent of one university year of Russian and hadn't enjoyed it as much due to the pace of the class among other things. However, I've stayed with Russian, as difficult as it has been for me, in large part due to Lena. She's extremely patient and competent, so I've gotten a lot out of the weekly and bi-weekly lessons. She also speaks good French, so it's been helpful, as the languages I know best are English and French. Спасибо, Лена !

I can't say enough about Helen. She is an absolutely wonderful teacher, and that's saying a lot because as a college professor and lawyer, I tend to have pretty high standards. I've been meeting with Helen for over four years and continue to be impressed with her mastery of grammar, vocabulary, style, and nuance, which is rivaled only by her cultural knowledge and unyielding patience. She teaches with a delicate touch but always makes her point understood. She does not obsesses over minor mistakes and gives you the space to practice without stopping you every second to correct you. She's always willing to review old lessons and connect them to new ones to reinforce your learning. I learn something new each time we sit down and practice. If you're looking for the perfect tutor, look no further. You've found her.

I can't recommend Helen enough! I studied Russian in high school and college, but it has been several years since I have studied it intensely. Helen quickly sized up my abilities and focused in on where I was lacking. We have been working together for several months now, and her class is the highlight of my week. Her positivity is infectious, and she continues to challenge me as an intermediate/advanced student!

Helene etait la première professeur avec laquelle j'ai commencé apprendre "le français". Je elle sais il y a plus 8 ans. Helene est une meilleure professeur russe de langue française :) Les explications sont claires et elle trouve toujours le temps d'aider, si nécessaire. Cinq les étoiles !
Елена была моим первым учителем французского языка, с кем я начал его изучение. Знаком с ней больше восьми лет. Елена лучший русский учитель французского языка. Объяснения всегда понятные, а если необходимо, она всегда найдёт время помочь. Пять звёзд ! :)

I have been taking lessons with Helen for a few months now--she is an exceptional teacher. She does a great job personalizing material, both focusing on my interests and honing in on the areas in which I struggle. Lessons are a blast because I always feel like I've learned something, and because Helen has a great attitude. I especially like her positivity and patience when I slip up. Lesson plans cater to various skill levels. I've been studying Russian for 10 years, and I feel like Helen quickly figured out where I am and how I can get to where I want to go. This has been my first experience with private, online tutoring; I really was nervous to try it out, but I am so glad that I did!

Helene is the Best teacher I've ever known! I have been learning French for 3 years. And as I remember I always had a fear of French speaking, I was often forgetting even simplest words and grammar constructions during my speaking. It was my biggest trouble and awful nuisance for developing French skills. But she had helped me to fix that by encouraging, using relaxation techniques, involving into every lesson activity and topic. I'm going to continue our lessons till I'll have got the highest level. Sure, it is not a trivial goal, but now I know it will be achieved! And what about your biggest fear?))