About Helen
Helen Woods is a licensed social worker who focuses on practical, down-to-earth therapy. She uses straightforward conversation and goal-focused strategies to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, mood shifts, or life transitions. Helen’s calm presence aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful from the first session.
She has eight years of experience and holds LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) in Indiana and LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) in Ohio.
Background and approach
Much of her work has taken place in community mental health settings with adults, so she is used to addressing a wide variety of concerns. Areas she commonly helps with include anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, and addictions. Helen blends several therapeutic styles into each person’s plan.
She uses client-centered work to listen and build trust, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors, and dialectical skills to manage strong emotions. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolbox when they fit the client’s goals. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and steps that can be tried between meetings.
Helen tailors the pace and techniques to what each person needs rather than applying a single method to everyone. Her approach is warm, respectful, and nonjudgmental. If someone is ready to work on coping skills, relationships, career stress, or managing mood and attention concerns, Helen aims to offer steady support and realistic strategies to move forward.
Therapeutic options for online work and finding the right fit
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and building a trusting relationship. It helps when someone needs a safe space to talk and make sense of feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve focus. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, combines acceptance with skills training to manage intense emotions, reduce impulsive actions, and improve interpersonal effectiveness.Choosing the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about current struggles, goals, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when seeing facial cues helps a session, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins, quick skill reminders, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for work schedules, caregiving demands, and people who prefer not to travel to appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Ohio
- Languages
- English
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