Helen Jackson, LCSW

Helen Jackson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience in social work and behavioral health. She practices from Washington and lists working with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and related areas.

Her approach is straightforward. She focuses on building rapport and practical counseling that fits into people’s lives. Sessions aim to be time-sensitive and goal-oriented rather than open-ended. Helen values clear communication and useful next steps after each session.

Across her career she has worked in many settings. That includes program planning, community coordination, and both inpatient and outpatient mental health work. Earlier roles included investigating child abuse and domestic violence cases for military Family Advocacy Programs and providing time-limited casework for children and families.

Helen has experience in psychiatric hospital settings as a float psychiatric social worker, rotating through wards including geriatrics and traumatic brain injury units. She has also provided marital counseling, parent-child education, and referrals for psychological or psychiatric evaluation when needed.

She has worked with telehealth before and supported online counseling through an insurer for several years. Helen frames therapy as a collaborative process where she helps clients identify practical strategies and next steps for dealing with anger, stress, life changes, and other concerns.

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