Helen Perez-Boyd

Helen Perez-Boyd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York. She brings nine years of private practice experience and a long history of clinical work in diverse settings. Helen aims to offer a warm, non-judgmental space where people can talk about the problems that feel hardest to manage.

Before her current practice she provided services in employee assistance programs and preventive services. That work included ongoing clinical care, case management for workplace performance concerns, and brief and extended therapy with children, adolescents, couples, and families. She also has experience in outpatient substance use counseling for teens and adults.

Helen has a particular interest in personality disorders and has led online support groups for survivors and for people identified with Cluster B traits who want to increase self-awareness and change unhelpful behaviors. She uses a facilitative stance in sessions, helping clients identify what matters to them and what practical steps feel manageable.

Her clinical style blends Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions typically focus on clarifying goals, building motivation for change, and finding small, workable strategies to improve day-to-day life. She regularly addresses relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, mood concerns, addiction issues, and isolation or loneliness.

Helen works in English and sees people in New York. To begin a match clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

How Helen's Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and experience, with the therapist listening closely and reflecting what matters most. It helps when someone needs support sorting feelings and making personal choices. Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person's own reasons for change by exploring ambivalence and building readiness to act; it often helps with habits, substances, or areas where motivation feels stuck. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and what already works, helping clients build on strengths and test brief strategies to see rapid improvements.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their preferences, and adjust as progress is made. This is a shared process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because specific formats were not listed in the therapist's profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins during a workday, or remove the need to be on camera when that helps someone feel more comfortable. Ask about current session options to match scheduling needs and daily routines.