About Helen
Helen Jackson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship and parenting struggles. She offers practical, straightforward support for everyday problems and larger life changes.
Her approach is warm and focused on building a trusting relationship first. She listens closely to understand each person’s situation and priorities. Sessions are aimed at clear, manageable steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Helen draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s lead and prioritize their goals. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to name unhelpful thoughts and try simple changes that can reduce distress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques help people look at how they connect with others and repair strained relationships.
Over her career she has worked in a range of settings, including hospitals and community programs. That background gave her experience with grief, end-of-life care, caregiver stress, trauma, and severe mental health concerns. She has also provided marital counseling, parent-child education, and casework planning in earlier roles.
Helen has experience providing therapy online and by phone. She aims to make sessions useful and doable for busy people. People in Washington can expect clear communication, patience, and help making realistic changes that fit their life.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy means the conversation follows the client’s priorities and pace. Online sessions using this approach focus on what matters most to the person and on practical next steps they want to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and then tests small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or low mood; that work translates well to video or phone sessions with shared homework tasks.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Helen will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust based on the client’s goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasize emotion-focused work, cognitive skills, mindfulness, or motivational interviewing over time.
Online formats offer real flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, progress notes, or coaching-style support between sessions. These options help clients fit therapy into busy schedules and life demands.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Washington, Arizona, Texas, Utah
- Languages
- English