Helen Perez-Boyd , LCSW

Helen Perez-Boyd is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with nine years of clinical practice focused on helping people navigate relationship, family, trauma, and life-change challenges. She brings experience from a range of therapeutic settings, including employee assistance programs where she provided ongoing clinical services and case management for employees facing work performance concerns, preventive services offering brief and extended therapy to children, adolescents, couples, and families, and a substance abuse outpatient program delivering counseling to adolescents and adults.

She has a particular interest in personality disorders and currently facilitates two online support groups - one for survivors and another for individuals identified with Cluster B traits who are working on self-awareness and behavior change. Helen frames her work with a warm, non-judgmental, and empathic stance, approaching each person as an active collaborator in the healing process. She sees her role as a facilitator who helps clients identify and work on the areas of life where they feel stuck, whether those concerns involve anxiety, grief, parenting, addiction, intimacy, or career transitions.

Throughout her practice Helen draws on approaches that center the client, support motivation for change, and focus on practical solutions, tailoring her work to the needs and goals of each individual.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Helen integrates client-centered therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to support change in an online setting. Client-centered therapy emphasizes active listening and empathy, helping individuals explore their feelings and build self-esteem while improving relationships. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative method for resolving ambivalence and strengthening personal motivation to change behaviors, which can be especially helpful for issues like addictions or readiness for life adjustments. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on identifying strengths and practical steps toward specific goals, making it useful for those seeking short-term, goal-oriented progress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Helen works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts strategies over time so therapy stays relevant and responsive to progress and setbacks.

Online sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for those balancing work, family, or other commitments. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and fit therapy into a variety of schedules while working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor the experience to individual circumstances.