Daffney Tchassem
Compassionate, practical therapy for life challenges
LCSW Texas
- Experience
- 16 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Daffney
Daffney Tchassem is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She supports people dealing with addiction, trauma and abuse, intimacy questions, parenting strain, and career or life changes.
Background and approach
She also works with issues like low self-esteem, anger, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Her style is straightforward and respectful.
She listens first and tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings and on building stronger ways to handle hard moments.
Daffney uses approaches drawn from several well-known models, including Gottman Method tools for relationship work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for managing difficult thoughts and feelings, and Attachment-Based Therapy to understand how early relationships affect today’s patterns. She combines these with client-centered talk, cognitive behavioral strategies, and emotion-focused techniques when they fit a person's goals.
She has 16 years of professional experience and identifies as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker. That background includes supporting people through chronic illness, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care issues, and struggles with identity and commitment.
Sessions are available to Texas residents and are conducted in English. Daffney encourages people to take the first step even when it feels hard, and she works with each person to create a plan that feels manageable and realistic.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Gottman Method techniques focus on improving communication and reducing conflict in close relationships by teaching clear skills for listening, repair, and emotional connection. These tools can help people who want steadier, more predictable interactions with important others. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches ways to notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to values-based actions; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with painful emotions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current habits and reactions, helping people recognize and change patterns that harm connection.Finding the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities, and then recommend techniques to try. Sessions often blend methods so that the plan fits the person’s needs rather than forcing a single model.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face when they want visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, written reflection, and ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or health demands.
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Experience
16+ years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English