Daffney Tchassem, LCSW
Texas · 16 years in practice
Daffney Tchassem is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with 16 years of practice supporting people through hard moments.
License and registration
- LCSW, Texas
- 55055 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1356038574 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Daffney
Daffney Tchassem is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with 16 years of practice supporting people through hard moments. She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family concerns, depression, addictions, and a wide range of life changes. Her manner is calm and respectful, and she aims to make first steps feel manageable for people who are unsure where to begin.
She uses an individualized approach that blends practical skills and personal reflection.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and on small, doable changes. Conversations are tailored to real everyday problems like parenting strain, career stress, or recurring worry. Daffney draws from Existential ideas to help clients find meaning when life feels uncertain.
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based techniques to address difficult emotions and relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioral tools are introduced when helpful for shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Throughout work together she emphasizes compassion and sensitivity.
The therapist listens closely and adjusts pace to each person’s needs. Expect straight talk, gentle challenge, and concrete steps you can try between meetings. Her practice supports people dealing with trauma, intimacy struggles, self-esteem issues, ADHD concerns, caregiver fatigue, chronic illness, and more.
Daffney works in English and offers online session formats so therapy can fit into busy lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Daffney lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Existential therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice, and personal values. Online sessions using this approach help people talk through life changes, loss, or uncertainty and clarify what matters to them now.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills for noticing thoughts and feelings while taking actions that match values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic stress by building flexible ways to respond to difficult experiences.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and emotional reactions. In remote sessions this work can spot recurring patterns in relationships and practice new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress is reviewed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging can fit around busy days and allow brief updates or focused problem-solving between live meetings. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Daffney help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family challenges, addictions, trauma, intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, career concerns, and related problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is calm, respectful, and practical. She listens closely, tailors conversations to each person, and mixes reflection with concrete skills to use between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 16 years of professional experience working with people across many concerns and life stages in clinical practice in Texas.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and subscription terms; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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