Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
How Daffney works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Daffney
Daffney Tchassem is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, anger, and relationship concerns. She works with individuals who are navigating major life changes, parenting challenges, identity questions, and the emotional fallout of trauma and abuse.
Her tone is compassionate and straightforward, aimed at people who feel overwhelmed and are looking for practical help. She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs instead of a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building tools to cope with strong emotions, improving communication, and finding values-based ways to move forward. She aims to make conversations clear and useful so clients can apply what they learn between sessions. Daffney draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult feelings while taking steps toward meaningful goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used to reduce intense emotional reactions and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment-based and client-centered approaches guide work on relationship patterns and self-understanding. Her practice is practical and respectful.
She tailors discussions and plans to each person's situation, culture, and priorities. People who come to her often want hands-on strategies for anger, addiction, parenting stress, career strain, or rebuilding after loss. She holds an LCSW in Texas and conducts sessions in English.
Getting started involves a short questionnaire and scheduling to match your needs and availability.
What Daffney works with
Everything Daffney lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Daffney's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Daffney lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Daffney uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then take small steps toward what matters most. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, and ongoing stress by focusing on values and action.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT offers concrete tools for managing anger, worry, and low mood through skill practice and structured exercises.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. This collaborative process may mix strategies from different approaches as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions can be good when bandwidth is limited or you need a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging offer ongoing support and brief reflections between longer sessions. These options make it easier to attend regular work on emotions, relationships, and behavior from wherever you are in Texas.
Questions people ask about Daffney
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, relationship and parenting challenges, and many related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and compassionate with a focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and working toward values-based goals.
How much experience does she have?
Daffney has 16 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas and provides services from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She conducts video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.