Therapist profile
Helen Coffman, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting
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- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and trauma
- Client-centered care
About Helen
Helen Coffman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, career pressures, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also pays attention to issues such as abandonment, caregiving stress, chronic illness, codependency, and isolation.
Helen draws on her long background teaching parents about life transitions and her clinical work in private practice, community settings, and hospice social work. Sessions focus on practical conversation about what is happening at home and what feels most urgent right now. She emphasizes building a steady working relationship so people feel able to try new ways of coping and relating.
Her style mixes client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Narrative and psychodynamic ideas are used when useful to make sense of patterns tied to family of origin and past experiences. Helen aims to help people notice strengths they already have and use them to meet current problems.
When grief, trauma, or chronic stress are present, she brings approaches aimed at reducing distress while preserving what matters to the person. For parenting and family-related worries she focuses on communication, boundary-setting, and realistic plans for everyday life.
People who choose her often want straightforward conversations about relationships and care responsibilities. To begin, she asks about current struggles, what has helped before, and what goals a person wants from counseling.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Helen uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify values and take small actions that matter, even when stress or anxiety get in the way. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing steps that align with what a person cares about, which can help with parenting stress, grief, and life changes. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on careful listening and reflection so the person can name what feels wrong and what they want to change. This approach supports building trust and deciding practical next steps together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used for concrete skills to manage anxiety, panic, or negative thinking, with short exercises and planning between sessions. Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to mix methods based on current needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying practical tools, reviewing what helps, and adjusting course as needed. The therapist's biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. In general online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Discussing format and scheduling up front helps match sessions to everyday routines and responsibilities.Areas of focus
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults around stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, career difficulties, depression, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered listening with practical methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to address everyday problems and patterns.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of clinical experience that include private practice, community service, and hospice medical social work.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she provide?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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