Helen Woodrum, LCSW

Helen Woodrum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with ten years of outpatient experience. She spent early years in community mental health centers and later worked in an outpatient behavioral health clinic within a hospital. Her work focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, and caregiver strain.

Helen developed a strong interest in trauma treatment and has pursued additional learning about complex trauma and how it affects people over time. She emphasizes starting with what feels most urgent for the person seeking help and then building practical steps from there. Therapy often includes talking through patterns, learning skills, and trying different ways to manage distressing feelings.

Her approach draws from several therapeutic frameworks she uses in practice, including Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). These methods inform how she helps people understand relationship patterns, regulate emotions, and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Helen values the perspective her Master of Social Work brings to treatment planning, including attention to social and environmental factors. She integrates mind-body coping strategies and practical self-care into sessions when helpful. People who are worn down by caretaking, tangled relationships, codependency patterns, or recurring mood or anxiety problems may find this approach useful.

Her practice is delivered in English and is based in Illinois. Prospective clients are asked to use the site matching process to schedule an initial session and confirm session format and scheduling details.

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