Helene Homer-Ishikawa , LCSW, CSW

Helene Homer-Ishikawa is a Colorado-licensed therapist with 23 years of clinical experience. She holds the credentials LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and CSW (Clinical Social Worker) and began her career focusing on family and children. Over the years her work has grown to include young adults, adults, and older adults, reflecting a broad practice across the lifespan.

Her practice in a diverse and populous state has given her experience working with people of varied ethnicities, faiths, nationalities, socio-economic backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations. She has supported individuals facing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, trauma, and loss, helping them explore feelings and develop coping strategies.

Helene values the depth and complexity of human experience and approaches each person with respect, compassion, and regard. She views the decision to begin therapy as an act of courage and aims to empower people through collaborative support, helping them take meaningful steps toward the changes they seek.

Psychodynamic Work and Remote Support

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on exploring how past experiences, early relationships, and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and behavior. It helps people identify recurring themes in relationships, understand emotional reactions, and gain insight that can reduce distress and improve coping with issues like anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles.

In Helene Homer-Ishikawa's practice, psychodynamic principles are applied across life stages, from children and families to young, middle-aged, and older adults. This approach supports exploration of relational patterns and underlying emotional concerns while tailoring the work to the client’s developmental context and life circumstances.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Helene works with each person to determine whether psychodynamic work or another style best fits their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as therapy progresses.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or geographic constraints. These options make it easier to attend sessions regularly, maintain continuity of care, and integrate therapeutic work into everyday life while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can adapt support to each client’s situation.