Helen Woodrum, LCSW
Illinois · 10 years in practice
Helen Woodrum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 10 years of outpatient therapy experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149015750 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1881986636 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Helen
Helen Woodrum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 10 years of outpatient therapy experience. She began her career in community mental health centers and later worked in an outpatient behavioral health clinic within a hospital. Helen focuses on trauma and related concerns and often uses EMDR as part of her approach.
She aims to start with what feels most urgent to the person in front of her. Sessions focus on practical skills, self-awareness, and steps a person can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Helen emphasizes developing resilience and building routines that support mental and physical well-being. Her social work training shapes how she looks at problems. She considers social systems and environmental factors when creating a treatment plan.
That means therapy often includes discussion of relationships, work, and daily stressors as well as emotional symptoms. Helen blends several methods depending on the concern. She draws from cognitive-behavioral strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, dialectical skills for emotion regulation, and attachment-focused ideas for repairing relationship patterns.
Sessions also include self-care tools aimed at the body and mind. People who connect well with her typically want clear steps and a cooperative approach. She aims to make sessions predictable, respectful, and occasionally light when appropriate.
Helen supports people as they work through trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, caregiving strain, and related life changes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Helen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Helen names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Helen’s approaches translate to online therapy
Helen uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and ongoing relationships shape how people connect and feel safe. This approach helps when patterns of closeness or distance cause repeated problems in relationships and emotion regulation.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers sessions on the person's experience and pace. That means the therapist follows the client's lead, listens deeply, and helps the individual find their own solutions and strengths. Finally, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Helen will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. Plans can shift over time as priorities change and progress is made.
Online work is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging options offer brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats aim to increase flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent with a busy life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Helen commonly address
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting strain, and a wide range of mood and life-change concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style
Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on what feels most urgent and on skills people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background
She has 10 years of outpatient individual therapy experience in community mental health and hospital-based outpatient settings.
What credentials and region are listed
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen
Sessions are offered in English and Helen does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her
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