About Jane
Jane Helfman is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people cope with stress and anxiety. She practices from New York and focuses on relationship concerns, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and adapting to life changes. Jane aims to make the first step toward help feel manageable and straightforward.
She keeps sessions simple and down-to-earth. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what practical steps might help.
Background and approach
She encourages people to name worries, test small changes, and build confidence over time. Her work also addresses issues that can arrive later in life, such as aging and caregiver stress. She helps people facing divorce and separation, and those working through guilt, shame, or forgiveness.
Jane supports young adults dealing with social anxiety and finding purpose in midlife transitions. Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through thoughts and feelings. Sessions often include problem-solving, communication coaching, and strategies to manage day-to-day stress.
The focus is on realistic actions that fit each person’s life. Jane draws on a long clinical background to tailor support to the individual. She helps people set clear goals and track small gains.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort level.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Jane uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common method is problem-focused work that helps identify specific stressors and builds step-by-step plans to reduce their impact; this is useful for day-to-day anxiety, parenting strains, and communication problems. Another approach emphasizes developing coping skills for strong emotions and life transitions, teaching breathing, pacing, and behavioral experiments to test new ways of responding to difficult situations.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow more face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging options work well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping focus on practical strategies and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English