About Helen
Helen Perez-Boyd is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York. She has nine years in independent practice and brings a steady, practical style to sessions. Helen aims to create a warm, non-judgmental space where people can talk about problems and find workable steps forward.
She draws on a client-centered approach, meeting people where they are and focusing on what matters most to them. Helen also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change.
Background and approach
Solution-focused techniques help keep sessions goal-directed and action-oriented. Common concerns she sees include anxiety, stress, depression, relationship and communication problems, grief, eating and body image issues, addictions, and coping with life changes. She also works with issues such as abandonment, commitment struggles, impulsivity, and intimacy-related difficulties.
Sessions can address both immediate coping and longer-term patterns. Helen's manner is described as facilitative and empathic. In a session she listens closely, helps clarify priorities, and supports small, manageable steps toward change.
She combines practical strategies with listening to each person's story. Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and appointments are scheduled according to therapist availability.
Practical approaches for online care and anxiety
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects feelings, and helps clarify what matters most, which is useful for anxiety and relationship concerns.Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change. It uses gentle questions and reflection to build motivation when someone feels stuck with habits, addictions, or life transitions.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, concrete steps and clear goals. It is practical and forward-looking, which can help with stress, short-term crises, and building coping routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Helen will collaborate with each person to decide what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so sessions stay useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people see facial cues and have longer conversations. Phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, written reflection, and scheduling flexibility. These options make it easier to fit care into a busy life and to keep progress moving between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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