Helene Homer-Ishikawa, LCSW, CSW

Licensed in Colorado · 23 years in practice

Helene Homer-Ishikawa is a Colorado-licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Colorado: CSW.09924236 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1720510530 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 23
Languages: English

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About Helene

Helene Homer-Ishikawa is a Colorado-licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience. She began her career focusing on family and children and later broadened her practice to include young adults, adults, and older adults. She works with people from many backgrounds and identities and aims to meet each person where they are.

Her work often addresses anxiety, depression, trauma and loss, relationship struggles, and stress. She also supports people coping with life changes, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and issues related to self-esteem and anger.

Background and approach

Additional areas she attends to include aging concerns, caregiver stress, autism spectrum issues, and patterns like codependency and avoidance. Helene uses psychodynamic therapy to help people understand long-standing patterns and feelings that affect their present life. Sessions are conversational and focus on how past experiences show up now.

She listens for recurring themes and helps connect feelings to behavior. Her style is empathic and straightforward. She values honesty and the courage it takes to ask for help.

People can expect respectful feedback and practical ways to try things differently between sessions. Helene offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She practices in Colorado and conducts work in English.

Starting involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on therapist availability.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Helene lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Helene names

Psychodynamic Therapy

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Online support

Psychodynamic Work Online and Practical Options

Psychodynamic therapy looks at how early relationships and repeated patterns shape current feelings and choices. It helps people who have long-standing worries, repeating relationship problems, or emotional pain that feels hard to name. Sessions gently track recurring themes and link past experiences to present reactions.

In practice, therapy is collaborative. The therapist and client decide together what to focus on and which methods feel most helpful. Helene will listen to goals and adjust the pace and focus so therapy fits the person and their life circumstances.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provides flexibility for different needs. Video calls are close to an in-person meeting and work well for deep conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, quick reflections between sessions, or an option when writing feels easier. These formats make it possible to keep regular appointments from different locations and schedules, while still working on the issues that brought someone to therapy.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Helene help with?

She supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma and loss, relationship and parenting challenges, stress, grief, bipolar concerns, and ADHD among other issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is conversational and reflective. Sessions focus on understanding patterns from the past that influence current feelings and behavior.

What is her background and experience?

She has 23 years of professional experience and began her career working with families and children before expanding to adults and older adults.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She practices in Colorado and holds the credential LCSW and CSW as listed.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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