Helene Homer-Ishikawa, LCSW, CSW

Helene Homer-Ishikawa is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado with 23 years of experience. She began her career focused on family and children and has since expanded her practice to include young adults, adults, and older adults. Her work spans a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, and relationship struggles.

She has worked with people from diverse backgrounds and identities, including varied ethnicities, faiths, nationalities, socio-economic situations, gender identities, and sexual orientations. That breadth of experience informs a practical, respectful style in sessions. Helene aims to listen first and respond in ways that fit each person’s life.

Helene uses psychodynamic therapy to help people notice patterns in their feelings and relationships. She helps clients connect past experiences to present difficulties and find clearer choices in how they respond. This can be useful for worries like anxiety, anger, grief, and coping with big life changes.

She also supports people dealing with parenting pressures, caregiver stress, ADHD, and the emotional impacts of aging and geriatric issues. Her approach is steady and empathic - she invites people to talk through what matters most and to try small, practical shifts.

Working with Helene is collaborative. She respects the courage it takes to start therapy and focuses on building a trusting working relationship. To begin, readers can use the site Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How psychodynamic work translates to online therapy

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on how past relationships and experiences shape current feelings and behaviors. It often involves noticing repeated patterns, talking about important memories, and connecting emotions to current problems. This approach can help with long-standing anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes.

In sessions the therapist listens for themes and recurring reactions, then helps make those patterns clearer. That can free up new choices in how someone responds to stress or conflict. The process is collaborative - the therapist and client decide together what to try and what goals matter most.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy life. Online work can reduce travel time and let people meet from different locations within a state. Because formats were not specified in the original biography, confirm current session options before booking. Licensed professionals can then help choose the session style that best matches goals, daily routines, and comfort with different setups.