Helen Perez-Boyd, LCSW - Therapist in New York

About Helen

Helen Perez-Boyd is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years in independent practice. She is based in New York and works with people facing relationship and family challenges, parenting struggles, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and related concerns. She brings a warm, nonjudgmental presence to sessions and focuses on helping people make practical changes in day-to-day life.

Her background includes work in employee assistance programs where she supported workers with performance and workplace stress.

Background and approach

She has provided brief and longer-term therapy to children, adolescents, couples, and families. Helen also worked in outpatient substance abuse treatment, offering counseling to teens and adults affected by addiction.

Over time she developed an interest in personality disorders and currently runs two online support groups that focus on survivors and on individuals with Cluster B traits who are working on self-awareness and behavior change. These groups reflect her interest in managing challenging relationship patterns and improving interpersonal choices. In sessions she uses a collaborative, facilitative stance.

Helen listens closely, helps people set concrete goals, and supports small steps toward change. Her style blends client-centered care with practical tools so parents and families can try different approaches at home. People who reach out can expect straightforward conversation about what is and isn’t working.

Helen aims to make therapy useful and focused on everyday problems like communication, boundaries, parenting strategies, and coping with life transitions.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the client’s pace to build self-understanding and confidence. It helps when someone needs a supportive environment to talk through relationship, family, or personal challenges.

Motivational Interviewing uses guided conversation to help people resolve mixed feelings and find internal reasons to change. This approach can be useful for parenting shifts, addictive behaviors, or making new choices about relationships and health.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Helen works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. She will help set practical, achievable steps and adjust the plan as needed based on progress and feedback.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to follow up between appointments. The variety of formats supports different needs - from face-to-face conversation to brief check-ins by message - so therapy can be more adaptable to daily life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Helen address?

She works with relationship and family problems, parenting struggles, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating and anger concerns, and related challenges listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Helen describes a warm, nonjudgmental, and empathic approach. Sessions are collaborative and focused on practical steps and goals for change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years in practice and prior experience in employee assistance, preventive services, and outpatient substance abuse treatment.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in New York with license number NY LCSW 074881, and she practices from New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she work with clients outside the country?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexible ways to connect.

How does cost and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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