Helen Coffman, LCSW

Helen Coffman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience. The LCSW credential indicates advanced training and state licensure to provide clinical social work and psychotherapy. She earned degrees from Abilene Christian University and the University of Texas at Austin and brings a long history of supporting families and individuals through life transitions.

Before obtaining her LCSW, she spent 25 years teaching parents how to cope with the changes that come with childbearing and parenting, a background that informs her practical, strengths-based approach to counseling. Her professional experience spans private practice, community service, and hospice medical social work, giving her a broad perspective on grief, end-of-life concerns, and caregiver stress.

As a therapist she has worked with people facing anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, self-esteem struggles, and faith-related challenges. She also supports clients dealing with relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and the many practical and emotional effects of chronic illness and aging. Helen draws on a range of clinical approaches to tailor care to each person’s history, strengths, and current needs, and she emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for healing and growth.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Helen Coffman integrates evidence-informed methods to guide therapy in an online setting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify their values, accept difficult feelings, and take committed action toward a meaningful life - it is often useful for anxiety, stress, and chronic difficulty. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, nonjudgmental listening, and the client-therapist relationship to foster self-understanding and growth, making it a strong fit for grief, self-esteem issues, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical strategies to change them, which can be helpful for depression, anxiety, and coping with stressful situations.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work together with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and may blend elements from different approaches to suit the individual. This partnership helps ensure the work feels relevant and effective for the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate busy lives, caregiving responsibilities, mobility limitations, or geographic distance. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care and to access licensed professionals when and how it fits a client’s routine.