Daffney Tchassem, LCSW
Texas · 16 years in practice
Daffney Tchassem is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns.
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 with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She works with individuals facing addiction, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related difficulties, and parenting strain. Daffney aims to meet people where they are and speaks plainly during sessions so concerns feel understandable and manageable.
Her style centers on listening first and then shaping a plan together. She uses approaches that focus on relationships and patterns, and she blends practical skills with deeper work about values and attachment.
Background and approach
Conversations are guided and goal-oriented, but also adaptable to each person’s pace. Daffney draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and develop actions that match their values. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and present relationships affect current struggles.
Systemic ideas inform how she considers family dynamics and interaction patterns. Clients can expect clear explanations of techniques and simple practice tasks between sessions. Daffney emphasizes small, doable steps that build confidence over time.
She encourages people to notice progress instead of aiming for sudden change. She holds an LCSW credential in Texas and conducts sessions in English. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
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
- Systemic Therapy
- 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
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
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small steps toward those values. It uses exercises to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, which helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape emotions and behavior. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and build healthier ways of relating, which can ease intimacy and trust issues.
Daffney views finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they choose techniques and pace that feel manageable and relevant to daily life.
Online sessions offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation and exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework sharing, or coaching-style support between longer sessions.
These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings. A combination of formats can be used to match the kind of work being done and the person's day-to-day routine.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Daffney commonly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, addictions, trauma, parenting strain, and related issues such as self-esteem and career stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her sessions blend listening with clear guidance. She focuses on practical steps, values-based work, and examining relationship patterns to create a plan that fits each person.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of professional experience in clinical work and brings that experience to supporting individuals through life changes and emotional challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LCSW credential in Texas and provides services while located in that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.
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