Helen Coffman

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years experience helping people with a variety of personal issues. I am a graduate of Abilene Christian University and University of Texas at Austin. Prior to counseling, I worked 25 years teaching parents to cope with life transitions due to childbearing and parenting. My counseling experience includes private practice focusing on anxiety, depression, trauma, panic, stress management, grief, as well as community service and hospice social work.

My belief is that the client is in primary control of how we proceed. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client Centered Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and other modalities depending on each client’s needs. There is no pressure in our work together. I honor the concerns that my clients present, and I understand we have to build a trusting relationship in order to work well together. My job is to enable and/or reveal ways to cope and heal that you may not have considered before.

Clients can expect the experience of a safe, neutral, nurturing arena where expression of concerns, feelings, behaviors, and opinions is welcomed and encouraged. Time is spent getting to know one another. Each client's preferences are respected and integrated into each session. Tools are available that suggest ways clients can manage life stressors. Goals can be helpful, and I can assist in formulating goals for resolution of life problems as each person desires.