Daffney Tchassem, LCSW

Daffney Tchassem is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with 16 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship and family challenges. She supports those facing addiction, trauma, intimacy concerns, parenting strains, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. She brings a calm, respectful approach and meets each person where they are. In sessions she focuses on practical conversation and skills people can use right away. She adapts the pace and tools to fit what matters most to the client. Daffney aims to make therapy straightforward and understandable, not full of jargon. Her background includes long-term clinical work across a range of concerns, which informs how she tailors treatment plans. She integrates approaches that help people build coping skills, clarify values, and strengthen emotional connection in relationships. Clients can expect collaborative planning and steady support while working toward goals such as better mood management, clearer boundaries, healthier communication, and improved day-to-day functioning. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in the therapeutic relationship. Taking the first step can feel hard, and Daffney recognizes that. She encourages small, manageable steps and will help shape each session to reflect a person’s strengths and needs.

How these approaches can work with online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small actions that align with what matters to them. It is often used for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and mood challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current emotional patterns and can help with relationship concerns and intimacy issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Daffney works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. She will adjust the plan over time based on what is helping and what is not, so the client has an active role in choosing the direction of treatment.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins between in-person visits. They also let people work on skills and values-based goals from wherever they are, which can help maintain consistency when life gets busy.