Helen Woods, LCSW, LISW

How Helen Uses Different Approaches Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people steer conversations toward what matters most to them. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort through feelings and priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Sessions include trying specific skills and small experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood challenges because it gives clear steps to practice between meetings.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, brings skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It teaches grounding, emotion regulation, and distress-tolerance techniques that can help with impulsive reactions, relationship strain, or self-directed anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, strengths, and daily life. Plans are adjusted as progress is made and needs change.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a simpler alternative with less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can fit quick check-ins or busy days. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling work, family, and other demands.