Helen Woodrum, LCSW

Helen Woodrum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of outpatient experience in Illinois. She spent the early part of her career in community mental health centers and later worked in an outpatient behavioral health clinic within a hospital. Helen focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, and related difficulties.

She learned early on to pay attention to how complex trauma affects daily life. Helen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among other approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions emphasize practical skills, clearer thinking, and steps people can try between meetings.

Her Masters in Social Work informs how she considers social systems and environmental factors when planning care. That means assessment includes what is happening at home, work, and in relationships, not just symptoms. She often combines talk-based work with techniques aimed at reducing distress and improving everyday coping.

Helen prefers to begin with what is most concerning right now, then build from there. She works collaboratively to identify simple strategies and self-care that fit the person’s life. Progress is practical and paced to each client’s needs.

Clients can expect direct conversations about problems, concrete skill practice, and attention to how relationships and past hurt shape current behavior. Humor and straightforward feedback are part of how she helps people learn new ways of responding to stress and change.

How Helen’s approaches translate to online work