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Daffney Tchassem, LCSW

  • Experience16 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Daffney

Daffney Tchassem is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas who brings 16 years of professional experience to her work.

Background and approach

She focuses on building respectful, sensitive, and compassionate therapeutic relationships while helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, grief and loss, depression, addiction, and a wide range of other life challenges. Her approach is collaborative and tailored, shaping conversations and treatment plans to fit each client's specific circumstances and goals.

Clients seeking help with intimacy-related concerns, parenting struggles, career transitions, compassion fatigue, ADHD, or broader issues such as attachment, body image, chronic illness, and caregiving stress will find a clinician who draws on several evidence-informed methods.

Daffney integrates Internal Family Systems ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive and attachment-based techniques to support emotional regulation, clearer values-based choices, and healthier relational patterns. She frames therapy as a partnership and encourages the first courageous step of reaching out to begin the process of change.

Approaches and Online Support for Personal and Relational Change

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an approach that explores the different parts inside each person - curious, protective, wounded - and helps those parts find balance so people feel more integrated and less reactive. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and building psychological flexibility so clients can take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding patterns formed in close relationships and improving safety, trust, and emotional connection to support healthier interactions.

Finding the right way of working together is part of the therapeutic journey, and the therapist will collaborate with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process may combine elements from these approaches and adjust over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide practical flexibility for different schedules and life demands. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different session rhythms, and fit therapy into a busy life while working with licensed professionals who adapt techniques for remote delivery.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Daffney works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, grief and loss, depression, addictions, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career matters, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and tailored, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion while shaping dialogue and treatment plans to a client’s unique needs and goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and provides care informed by multiple evidence-based approaches.
Which credentials and location are associated with this clinician?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas with license TX LCSW 55055.
Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
She offers multiple remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English